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. – TED Talks
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Miss Adichie always strives to give profound thoughts on the Nigerian society as evident in that speech.
I love when she mentioned she was example of her own ’single story’ stereotype when she visited Mexico. I also appreciated that she mentioned Nollywood and TV talk show Funmi.
Overall it was a very solid all around speech.