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...
SELMA, AL – March 8, 2022: The Black Belt Community Foundation (BBCF) is announcing its 2022 Community Grant Cycle. BBCF is looking for community-based organizations from Bullock, Choctaw, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Perry, Pickens, Sumter, and Wilcox Counties. BBCF invites organizations based in and...
The Black Belt Community Foundation (BBCF) is calling on all community-based organizations across the Black Belt to take advantage of our latest arts grant opportunity. We are eager to accept applications from the following counties: Bullock, Choctaw, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Perry, Pickens,...
SELMA, AL – January 11, 2022: Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation Selma (TRHT Selma) a programmatic partnership of the Black Belt Community Foundation (BBCF) and the Selma Center for Nonviolence, Truth & Reconciliation (SCNTR) announces a series of public service and healing events to honor...
Giving Tuesday is a global generosity movement unleashing the power of radical generosity. This year, BBCF is asking for your financial support. "TAKING WHAT WE HAVE TO MAKE WHAT WE NEED" -- It is difficult for individuals to know about all the worthy organizations that...