Our hearts and prayers go out to our family and friends of the Black Belt Community for those affected by the storms that passed through our region today. We are a resilient community and we will work hard to come back better and stronger. You can join...
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SELMA, AL — November 18,2022: The Black Belt Community Foundation (BBCF) announced it is working with Google to provide digital skills programs to advance economic opportunity for people impacted by incarceration. In June, Google shared its investment of $4 million toward a new fund that...
SELMA, Ala., (November 21, 2022)—The Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation, a social impact funder supporting nonprofits nationwide at the intersection of music, public space, and community building, announced that Black Belt Community Foundation (BBCF) in Selma, Alabama has been awarded a multi-year Levitt AMP Grant...
The Black Belt Community Foundation (BBCF) annual “Throw & Go Contest” is kicking off again this year to support BBCF’s Community Grants Program. This year’s prize is a pair of tickets to the 2022 IRON BOWL (Alabama vs. Auburn Football Game) to be played at...
The Black Belt Community Foundation (BBCF) is excited to announce the 2022 Community Grants Awardees from across the Black Belt region. Community-based organizations from Bullock, Choctaw, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Perry, Pickens, Sumter, and Wilcox Counties applied for grants earlier this year. A...
Thirty community-based art programs across the Black Belt will gather for a moment of celebration on May 21st, 2022 at 10AM Central Time. The award ceremony will be a virtual event, held via Zoom. The public is welcome to attend, using Meeting ID: 872 2707...
A ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Orrville Community Walking Trail will be held along with a walk/run event on April 23. The ribbon cutting will be held at 10:30 a.m. at Keith High School with lunch provided. Those interested in attending are asked to RSVP...
Original article printed in The Montgomery Advertiser. Alabama carries a deep history of racial violence and division, especially in Selma and other places that were central to the Civil Rights Movement....
The associate professor of political science and international relations analyzes the results of a study of race relations in the Black Belt of Alabama. Listen Here...