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Beyond Chicago’s Sustainable Square Mile

“The Sustainable Square Mile was born to be in Black communities everywhere. So, our vision at Blacks in Green is self-sustaining Black communities everywhere.

Audrey Henderson2023-12-18T18:32:37-05:00December 13, 2023|
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Rendering

A poem by Caleb Gill.

Caleb Gill2023-04-05T07:55:19-04:00April 1, 2023|
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Reconsidering Public Housing in America

The National Public Housing Museum is pluralizing the program's mythic narrative.

Anjulie Rao2022-09-02T16:19:37-04:00July 15, 2022|
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  • Calumet River Chicago

What Would a Proposed Development Mean for Chicago’s Southeast Side?

A developer promises green jobs, but residents are skeptical.

Cam Rodriguez2022-07-06T12:30:45-04:00June 22, 2022|
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Urban Renewal Today

Tracing the past, present, and future of housing development and displacement in Detroit.

sara faraj2022-01-26T10:22:56-05:00November 10, 2021|
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  • Oprea - Lima - Sharetta Smith

Envisioning a Progressive Future for Lima, Ohio

Lima’s current mayor is retiring after thirty-two years. Sharetta Smith, his current chief of staff, says “it’s time for the next generation to lead.”

Mark Oprea2021-04-23T12:35:43-04:00April 9, 2021|
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  • Dispatches III_small - David Wilson

The Best of Belt Magazine 2020

Announcing a new anthology of regional writing, available exclusively to Belt members.

Belt Magazine2020-12-17T14:20:21-05:00December 17, 2020|
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  • Reidy family on Maplewood

Following the Yellowlined Road

Yellowlining—the lesser cousin of federal-government redlining—was a discriminatory force that historians and economists have only begun to explore.

Dave Reidy2020-12-16T13:07:56-05:00November 5, 2020|
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  • Upper Harbor Terminal - Friends of the Mississippi River

Will Minneapolis’s Upper Harbor Terminal Project Be Good for Its Neighbors?

The city wants to develop public land in a majority-Black neighborhood. What would equitable development look like?

Eamon Whalen2020-11-03T14:23:57-05:00October 9, 2020|
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  • Bouie - End Police Brutality

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.

Ryan Schnurr2023-04-01T09:05:23-04:00May 29, 2020|
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  • Ignaczak - Lake Erie Shoreline

The Fight Over Wind Power in Lake Erie

The contested case of the Icebreaker Wind Farm has implications for renewable energy in the region.

Nina Misuraca Ignaczak2020-05-14T12:27:20-04:00April 30, 2020|
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  • Dispatches II - Cover (small)

The Best of Belt Magazine 2019

Announcing a new anthology of regional writing, available exclusively to Belt members.

Belt Magazine2019-12-04T10:13:50-05:00November 19, 2019|
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