The Peale is a home for Baltimore stories and aims to be a safe space for the voices of the city’s diverse communities to be heard. As the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “a riot is the voices of the unheard.” It is the Peale’s mission to listen to and amplify the voices of the unheard, so that Baltimore’s soundtrack is inclusive and represents the city’s full diversity.
In this time of pandemic we are temporarily unable to serve as a physical platform for sharing Baltimore’s stories, but we continue to help the city’s storytellers be heard online and across the digital divide as well. Today – and every day – if you have an authentic Baltimore story to tell, we are here to help you share it. You can record your story and hear others’ via our iPhone app, website and Storytelling Hotline: 1-833-TEL-STRY (833-835-7879).
Our staff photographer and storytelling ambassador, Daisy Brown, is recording the voices and portraits of people she encounters around Baltimore during the pandemic; if you see her out and about in your community, she’d love to hear from you. You can also share your story, and we’d love to hear your thoughts on how we can help amplify Baltimore’s voices right now.