The danger of a single story - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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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.
According to Adichie, how is a "single story" created and what is the danger of doing so? (9:25)
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