The Black Belt region has a place in the heart of Alabama's culture, history and public image. Here's everything you need to know about it.

"The Alabama Black Belt as a region of insurgent African American aspirations makes a strong claim to take over the meaning of the term from its older and other senses," said Tallos.

The 'Black Belt' region in the Southern United States is significant historically, geologically, and socio-politically. Known for its fertile black soil and plantation economy, it is also symbolic ...

Policy action on Medicaid aside, Brewer said the high school specializing in health care will bring more people to the Black Belt, specifically Demopolis, at a time when the region needs a boost.

Some Alabama residents say state isn't fixing wastewater lines, advocacy groups allege racial bias. Currently, at least 30,000 homes have failing systems in the Black Belt region.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - A bipartisan group of Alabama lawmakers is turning its focus to the Black Belt region, aiming to address decades-old infrastructure and economic challenges. “I want to ...

This is Lowndes County, in the heart of what's known as the Black Belt - a rural, agricultural region in west Alabama named for its rich Black soil, and which also has a largely Black population.

The medical debt nonprofit RIP Medical Debt will be abolishing medical debt for thousands in Alabama’s Black Belt region thanks to a partnership made possible by former Gov. Don Siegelman (D).

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WRBL) — The second annual Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association (ALBBAA) photo competition launched on Monday and will run through the summer months.

A landmark environmental justice agreement is aimed at fixing longstanding sanitation issues in a rural, predominantly Black Alabama county. Residents say they've waited long enough.

Highlighting the birds, history and heritage of Alabama’s Black Belt region, ... — Happening Aug. 2 to 4, the fourth annual Black Belt Birding Festival will take wing throughout Alabama.