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The Danger of a Single Story Ted Talk

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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.

“The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story.” -Adichie Chimamanda’s

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  • Communication, DEI Concepts, Intercultural Competency, Mentoring
  • Video
  • bias, diversity, inclusion, listening, stereotype-threat