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Cleveland After Serial
The podcast highlighted issues in the city's criminal justice system. Where do residents go from here?
Cleveland After Serial
The podcast highlighted issues in the city's criminal justice system. Where do residents go from here?
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FIELD NOTES
Rebel Girl of West Ridge
From the Chicago Neighborhood Guidebook.
PERSONAL HISTORY
Alternate Ending
"In this version no one has to wear a wig to senior prom/because of chemo. No one’s car is set on fire."
CULTURAL STUDIES
Akron’s Vietnam
How the war touched one Northeast Ohio neighborhood.
ON THE RAILS
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.
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.
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Madeline Davis’s Queer History of Buffalo
Davis, who died last month at the age of eighty, dedicated her life to LGBTQ+ history in Buffalo.
The Long Tail of Indiana’s Oil and Gas Boom
The state’s early industry remade more than the landscape.
Around Lake Michigan on the Circle Tour
Sixty years ago, my parents took us on a driving tour of Lake Michigan, the quintessential Midwest road trip.
The Sweetest Little Town Around
Inside the Shepherd Sugar Bush, an old-school community maple syrup operation in Michigan.
The Forgotten Island Chronicles of Minna Anthony Common
Reclaiming the legacy of an underappreciated ecologist and educator on the St. Lawrence River.
“A City Upon a Hill”
In 1993, the Mississippi River destroyed the town of Valmeyer, Illinois. So residents moved it a mile uphill.
More Ohio Vaccine Incentives
Yesterday, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine unveiled a million-dollar vaccine lottery. Here are some other ideas.
Uncovering Pittsburgh’s Black Muslim History
Pittsburgh was once a Black Muslim refuge. Here's one family's story.
Worker-Owned Cooperatives and the Future of Rust Belt Labor
Amid declining union power and attacks on organized labor, some Rust Belt workers are turning to worker-owned cooperatives.
How the Kent State Shooting Changed American Music
From 'the end of the Sixties' to the 'Akron sound.'
The Most Dangerous People in the Country
In 2018, a West Virginia teacher’s secret Facebook group sparked a "union renaissance” in the tradition of Mother Jones.
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From the Archives
Preserving Black Artists’ Legacies in Pittsburgh
A photo and interview series exploring how black artists living in a rapidly-changing Pittsburgh see themselves and their work.
Rightsizing Thanksgiving in the Rust Belt
As the jobs have vanished, as education and employment have lured our young people out-of-state and overseas, our holidays have been transformed as well.
Belt News
Welcoming Belt Magazine’s Newest Team Members
Njaimeh Njie and Raechel Anne Jolie join the editorial staff.
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.
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