"BALTIMORE STORIES:" USING COMMUNITY NARRATIVES TO HEAL A CITY
Written by Tom Hall & Rob Sivak, WYPR
If it’s true that every person has a story, is it also true that every city has one too? What is Baltimore’s Story? What narratives have emerged since the traumatic events following the death of Freddie Gray, and what do those narratives tell us about Baltimore’s identity? Such questions are at the core of a new series of public events beginning Wednesday called Baltimore Stories: Narratives and the Life of an American City.
Joining Tom in the studio with a preview of this innovative, community-driven series are two of its guiding lights: Sheri Parks, Associate Dean at the University of Maryland's College of Arts and Humanities in College Park, and Dr. Phoebe Stein, Executive Director of the MD Humanities Council.
Read more and listen to podcast here
The Baltimore Stories project has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, and is a collaboration between the University of Maryland, Maryland Humanities Council, the University of Maryland Baltimore County, Enoch Pratt Free Library and the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance.
To learn more: go.umd.edu/BmoreStories
