News Black Belt Road Trip Photo Contest launches for summer 2025 The Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association launched their second annual Black Belt Road Trip Photo Contest, celebrating summer fun across the region. StaffJune 3, 2025
Health Rural health activist talks telehealth innovations, facing funding cuts In light of dwindling rural healthcare access, an Auburn University program is seeking to use emerging technologies to fill gaps. Wesley WalterApril 1, 2025
News ALBBAA announces winner of 2025 Sporting Dog Photo Contest The photo — by Baldwin County resident Ashley Ammons — impressed online voters in the contest, garnering nearly 750 votes to win. StaffMarch 26, 2025
News Alabama Black Belt Adventures founder named to national board Harris was named to the National Board of Directors for Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever. StaffMay 23, 2023
Opinion Opinion | Legislature’s investment in water, sewer projects paying dividends "Help is on the way for communities that have suffered due to inadequate or nonexistent water and sewer service." Greg ReedAugust 16, 2022
Economy Report: All 25 Black Belt counties are among 35 counties with the highest poverty Alabama’s average poverty rate is 17.6 percent. The Black Belt’s average is 24 percent. Eddie BurkhalterMarch 29, 2022
Education Report notes educational attainment gap in Alabama’s Black Belt The report notes that just 6 percent of Black Belt students obtained graduate or professional degrees in 2019, compared to 10 percent statewide. Eddie BurkhalterMarch 22, 2022
Health Black Belt superintendents ask parents to get children vaccinated Alabama has the lowest percentage of fully vaccinated residents in the nation, and cases and hospitalizations continue to climb. Eddie BurkhalterAugust 6, 2021
Congress Sewell, Shelby, Tuberville introduce Alabama Black Belt Heritage Area bill The Black Belt was named for its soil, but this region has also been fertile ground for Black history and the Civil Rights Movement. Brandon MoseleyMay 14, 2021
Economy What’s the Black Belt? Alabama Education Policy Center sets out to define it A number of different federal and state agencies and private groups have different definitions of the Black Belt. So what is it? Eddie BurkhalterOctober 6, 2020