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Twilight in Grand Rapids
A photographer’s exploration of the city she calls home, in its quietest hours.
Twilight in Grand Rapids
A photographer’s exploration of the city she calls home, in its quietest hours.
Featured Stories
DISPATCH
What Really Happened at the Capitol on January 6?
A Q&A with 100 Days in Appalachia reporter Chris Jones, who was there.
PERSONAL HISTORY
Lancaster is Burning
"The landscape of Fairfield County, Ohio sprouted the seeds of my imagination, helped them take root." [Excerpt]
POLITICS
Amid an Eviction Moratorium, the Housing Crisis Continues in Southeast Michigan
In Washtenaw County, Michigan, mutual aid projects are providing housing and tenant rights support for renters as the end of the eviction moratorium looms.
RETROSPECTIVE
Belt’s Top Stories of 2020
Eleven pieces our readers kept coming back to.
Belt’s Top Stories of 2020
Eleven pieces our readers kept coming back to.
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The Appalachian Mines Claimed by Christmas
In southern Ohio, the defunct White Gravel Mines have been taken over by a religious holiday production.
meditations in the decline of western civilization
"this is how i ground myself. / i follow the writing on the wall."
Wisconsin’s Pandemic Winter
Vaccines will be rolled out over the coming months, but in the meantime, cold weather, isolation, and already-strained public health infrastructure will converge in the state this winter.
Return (For Chicago)
"This city isn’t built on bullets / alone."
New & Improved Names for the Cleveland Baseball Team
How about those hats?
Building the “Black to Green” Pipeline
In Evansville, Indiana, the NAACP and IBEW are training Black people for work in the clean energy industry, aiming for an equitable transition away from fossil fuels.
“The Ellis Island of Dayton”
Islom Shakhbandarov on Welcome Dayton and immigrant life in the city. ["Excerpted from The Dayton Anthology"]
Forty Years of ‘Blues Before Sunrise’
Steve Cushing’s long-running radio program remains a singular and imperative cultural exploration of America’s blues heritage.
“Cultivating Addiction”
For many in southern Ohio, existing drug war interventions can do more harm than good.
A Minor Biographical Insight
"What I remember of South Bend is smoking in the back yard. / The small, short houses of a cheap and curbless neighborhood."
The Rust Belt is Indigenous Land
A land acknowledgement, plus ten stories from the archives on Indigenous life in the region.
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From the Archives
Armed, Angry Men
Trump, militias, and the long history of voter intimidation and violence in the Midwest.
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.
Belt News
The Best of Belt Magazine 2020
Announcing a new anthology of regional writing, available exclusively to Belt members.
Welcoming Belt Magazine’s Newest Team Members
Njaimeh Njie and Raechel Anne Jolie join the editorial staff.
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