Replay: Danté Stewart shares Five Things He's Learned about The Power of Narrative
Check out the first five minutes of his recent class.
“It was the famous and late author Toni Morrison who once said that the storyteller’s job is to ‘ponder the actual and imagined the possible.’ As a writer, my work attempts to do just that: to go to the places where people find it hard to go, to spot the magic in the very ordinary unfolding of their lives, and – by inviting readers to encounter those stories – to help each of us get safely through to the other side.”
– Danté Stewart, Five Things I’ve Learned about The Power of Narrative
On Sunday, February 16th, Danté joined us on Five Things I’ve Learned in order to explore the power of storytelling, its magic, and how narratives help us navigate the world with empathy and deeper understanding. Through literature, poetry, and personal reflection, participants learned to recognize and harness the transformative power of storytelling to create more profound and empathetic narratives.
Danté is the author of debut memoir Shoutin’ in the Fire: An American Epistle, a stirring meditation on being Black and learning to love in a loveless, anti-Black world. The book won Danté the Georgia Author of the Year award from the Georgia Writer’s Association in 2022, by The Center for American Progress as one of “22 Faith Leaders to Watch in 2022,” and by Religion News Service as one of “Ten Up-And-Coming Faith Influencers."
Through powerful readings, personal reflections, and deep conversation, Danté reminded us that stories have the power to heal, challenge, and transform—and that the most important story we tell is the one we live every day.
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