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ENVIRONMENT
Detroiters are Fighting for the Right to Water
Can an income-based water affordability plan solve the city’s water shutoff problem?
Detroiters are Fighting for the Right to Water
Can an income-based water affordability plan solve the city’s water shutoff problem?
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PERSONAL HISTORY
Between the Lake and Emmett Till Road
An excerpt from "The Chicago Neighborhood Guidebook."
DISPATCH
A Street-Level Perspective on Kenosha Protests
What happened in Kenosha, Wisconsin the night Jacob Blake was shot, according to four people who were there.
CULTURE
Bob Ross Was Here
With “The Bob Ross Experience,” Muncie, Indiana lays claim to its most famous artist—and its status as an art town.
POSTCARD
How Chef Chanell Hale is Feeding Her Community in a Pandemic
A look inside the Chicago operation where Hale and her team cook and deliver hundreds of meals per week.
How Chef Chanell Hale is Feeding Her Community in a Pandemic
A look inside the Chicago operation where Hale and her team cook and deliver hundreds of meals per week.
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When Asked to Describe Gary “In Your Own Words”
"I get to say that I’m from here."
When Classic Rock Icons Made Headlines at the Rubber Bowl
The stadium was partially demolished in 2018, but in the 1980s and 1990s, it hosted some of the biggest bands in the world.
Cleveland and Chicago: Cities of Segregation
An excerpt from "Black in the Middle."
Life After the Derecho
In eastern Iowa, we’re a long way from recovery.
What It’s Like to Be a Farmworker During COVID-19
On picking peaches in a pandemic.
Switch and the Pride of Youngstown
An excerpt from "The Youngstown Anthology," Second Edition.
The Fall of the Grand Dragon
D.C. Stephenson, Grand Dragon of the KKK, was once the most powerful man in Indiana. His racism was popular. Then he killed a white woman.
A Night at the Drive-In During a Pandemic Summer
"It feels so foreign now, this kind of shared experience in real time."
Restaurant Workers Struggle to Access Unemployment Aid
“This wasn’t the way I thought this year was going to go.”
In Michigan, Long Mail Delays are Hurting Vulnerable People
Policy changes at the USPS, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, have serious consequences for health, business, and politics.
These Trespasses
"All over McKean County, we claimed the unwanted spaces that adults had left behind."
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From the Archives
Racism, Rebellion, and Police Violence in the Midwest
Stories on the long history of racism and police violence in the Midwest—and what to do about it.
Opportunities
Work With Us: Engagement Editor
Belt is hiring a part-time engagement editor to help us understand and expand our audience.
Call for Submissions: A Sioux Falls Anthology
Belt Publishing will be compiling an anthology of essays about Sioux Falls in 2021/22 as part of its City Anthology series.
The Best of Belt Magazine 2019
Announcing a new anthology of regional writing, available exclusively to Belt members.
