The narratives we accept—and the narratives we reject—reveal something about ourselves and the world we see.
Narratives represent the aggregation of stories we see, hear, and experience over time. These stories can be passed down in oral tradition from one generation to another, repeated endlessly in our preferred news sources, and reflected in pop culture. But, story is also reflected and communicated by our environments (including the built environment) and our lived experiences. The contemporary lived experience of systemic racism, for example, tells the historic and continuing story of inequity in every aspect of American life.
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