The Black Belt is a region of the U.S. state of Alabama. The term originally referred to the region's rich, black soil, much of it in the soil order Vertisols. As reported by The Nation in 1894 ...

Michelle Browder’s reproductive health advocacy has grown from her efforts to confront the realities of Mongtomery’s ...

The Alabama African American Civil Rights Heritage Sites Consortium has unveiled a new virtual reality educational initiative ...

The iconic civil rights city of just under 17,000 people west of Montgomery, has been the fastest-shrinking city in Alabama ...

The Black Belt Energy Gas District in Alabama plans to sell $925 million of revenue bonds to prepurchase natural gas that will be delivered during a period of about 30 years. Black Belt will issue ...

LEE COUNTY, Ala. (WSFA) - After receiving more than 200 entries, the winner of the Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association’s Big Buck Photo Contest is a 5-year-old boy from the Salem community.

Lannie’s is the only Alabama restaurant on the list ... in the history here as the dark prairie soil that gives the Black Belt region its name. The Lannie’s story goes back to 1944, when ...

Plan to join us on Thursday, March 13, 2025 as we welcome author and photographer, Jackson Knight with his book, Churches of the Alabama Black Belt.Our forefathers incorporated Selma in 1820 and with ...

The Georgiana Opry House is set to host the 3rd Annual Hank Williams Sr. Talent Showcase, a competition highlighting young independent musicians ...