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Notes on Summer (Or, Black Girlhood Is a Thing)
Excerpted from Rust Belt Chicago: An Anthology, available now from Belt Publishing. By Britt Julious [...]
When Your Neighborhood Just Can’t Get No Respect
The following is an excerpt from The Cleveland Neighborhood Guidebook. By Sally Martin I have a [...]
George Romero, Pittsburgh Auteur
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The Carnival
Excerpted from Rust Belt Chicago: An Anthology, coming in August from Belt Publishing. By Paul Dailing [...]
The Oil Pipelines Putting the Great Lakes at Risk
Two hundred feet below the surface of the Straits of Mackinac, oil is moving through the Great Lakes.
RIP, Unknown Skeletal Remains
Excerpted from The Akron Anthology available from Belt Publishing. By Jennifer Conn The dirt path to the Summit [...]
Two Letters: Jackie Kennedy, Ray Bradbury, Suburbia, and Me
By Amy Kenyon This is a memory of two letters written during the last years [...]
“Grand Rapids Grassroots: An Anthology” Now Available For Pre-Order
Grand Rapids Grassroots: An Anthology Edited by Dani Villela and Ashley Nickels November 1, 2017 [...]
The Last, First Miami Speakers
The story of the Miami language over the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries is one of fracture and dissolution. In this it is not unique among Native languages—or cultures. In fact, it’s difficult to talk about one without the other.
The Seeds of Rebirth
On a snowy, ten-degree day in January 2009, my girlfriend and I woke up and randomly found our way to Gary, Indiana. We had Broadway to ourselves. At that time, the former Sheraton Hotel (since demolished) loomed menacingly over downtown.
When Ruby Jones Was Here
Excerpted from The Detroit Neighborhood Guidebook, coming in August from Belt Publishing. By Lakisha Dumas When Ruby [...]
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