The danger of a single story

Title:: The danger of a single story
Speaker:: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Description:: Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.

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Video Language:: English
Team:: TED
Project:: TEDTalks
Duration:: 18:29

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