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  • Standifer - Garden Valley

How Racism Makes the Weather in Cleveland (and Elsewhere)

A 2020 study found that formerly redlined neighborhoods are hotter than other areas in the same city. Here’s why.

Cid Standifer2021-02-12T11:49:45-05:00January 29, 2021|
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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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  • Drost - Cleveland

Cleveland and the Biden-Trump Debate

The city illustrates, starkly, the challenges and opportunities of the country in 2020.

Chinenye Nkemere and Bethany Studenic2020-10-21T14:41:23-04:00September 29, 2020|
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  • Cuyahoga County redlining map

Cleveland and Chicago: Cities of Segregation

An excerpt from "Black in the Middle."

Mark V. Reynolds2020-09-10T11:25:22-04:00September 1, 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 Schnurr2021-08-19T10:04:05-04:00May 29, 2020|
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  • Chicago Neighborhood Guidebook - Cover

How to Integrate a Chicago Neighborhood

In three (not so) easy steps.

Scott Smith2019-09-04T16:12:56-04:00August 29, 2019|
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Call for Submissions: The Chicago Anthology

Here at Belt we’re in the business of covering the Rust Belt. But what exactly does that mean when it comes to Chicago?

Martha Bayne2016-05-10T18:42:40-04:00February 8, 2016|
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