The Power of Counter-Storytelling: Honoring the History of Marginalized Communities
Counter-storytelling is a method of communicating the experiences of racially and socially marginalized people—a direct contrast to the dominant narratives promulgated by those in a place of social and racial privilege. Effectively, counterstories unveil the realities of oppressed communities which have often been distorted or omitted altogether. Traditionally, mainstream storytelling through mass media and academia […]