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SUMMARY:OURstory\, NOT HIStory
DESCRIPTION:Who tells a community's story shapes who gets to define its future. As cities evolve through technological innovation\, infrastructure investment\, and economic development\, whose voices are shaping the vision—and whose stories are being left behind?\nJoin J Paul Johnson\, Founder of BlackEverything.com\, and Michael Hawthorne Jr.\, Co-Founder of Klean Energy Kulture\, with Sean Wilson\, National Director of Organizing and Partnerships at Dream.Org\, moderating.\nTogether\, they'll explore storytelling as essential infrastructure—a tool for preserving community history\, elevating lived experience\, building collective power\, and influencing how cities invest and grow. From cultural preservation and climate storytelling to community organizing and economic opportunity\, this conversation examines how residents can move beyond being subjects of change to becoming authors of their communities' futures.\nBecause building smarter cities isn't just about what we build. It's about whose stories\, voices\, and visions guide the way.\n\nSession ID: 107299bf-820f-4a19-acb0-ab33dae55c88\n\nhttps://afrotechconference.com/schedule#session-107299bf-820f-4a19-acb0-ab33dae55c88
LOCATION:Smart Cities Pavillion
URL:https://afrotechconference.com/schedule#session-107299bf-820f-4a19-acb0-ab33dae55c88
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