{"product_id":"baltimores-black-arts-then-now-behind-the-scenes-of-a-collaborative-public-humanities-project-paperback","title":"Baltimore's Black Arts Then \u0026 Now: Behind the Scenes of a Collaborative Public Humanities Project - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Rizzo\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBaltimore's Black Arts Then \u0026amp; Now \u003c\/i\u003ebrings to life the Chicory Revitalization Project, a public humanities initiative that revives Baltimore's historic \u003ci\u003eChicory\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. From 1966 to 1983, \u003ci\u003eChicory\u003c\/i\u003e served as a powerful voice for working-class Black communities, capturing their thoughts, struggles, and dreams through unedited poetry and street chatter. Dubbed \"the most authentic microphone of black folks talking ever devised\" by the \u003ci\u003eBaltimore Afro-American\u003c\/i\u003e newspaper, \u003ci\u003eChicory\u003c\/i\u003e emerged from the liberalism of the War on Poverty and the militance of the Black Arts Movement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Since 2017, a group of former \u003ci\u003eChicory\u003c\/i\u003e editors, scholars, librarians, poets, teachers, and young writers have collaborated to use \u003ci\u003eChicory\u003c\/i\u003e as a catalyst for intergenerational dialogue on social justice, race, and place. \u003ci\u003eBaltimore's Black Arts Then \u0026amp; Now\u003c\/i\u003e documents this joint effort, offering valuable insights for public historians, educators, and humanists.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Rizzo\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of history at Rutgers University-Newark. She is author of \u003ci\u003eCome and Be Shocked: Baltimore beyond John Waters and The Wire\u003c\/i\u003e. She is cofounder of the Chicory Revitalization Project and a Whiting Public Engagement Fellow. Rizzo lives in Newark, New Jersey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 294\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 9.01 x 6.01 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 21, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53329658380595,"sku":"9781685970598","price":44.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/0O1_cLf1OY9781685970598.webp?v=1778171687","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/baltimores-black-arts-then-now-behind-the-scenes-of-a-collaborative-public-humanities-project-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}