Lily Be

Lily Be is a Chicago-rooted storyteller, performer, and cultural organizer whose work centers care, community, and narrative power. She is the founder of Stoop Style Stories, a long-running live storytelling series that amplifies personal truth as a tool for social connection and change. Her storytelling pedagogy, often described as narrative mapping or “story neighborhoods,” has been shared in community spaces, classrooms, and institutions nationwide. Lily’s work blends lived experience, humor, and radical honesty to help people see meaning, dignity, and agency in everyday moments.

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updated: 01/08/2026