Chimamanda Adichie gave a wonderful talk about how we humans stereotype each other and see the other through our negative single stories or negative personal experiences which not only rob people ... are not about catastrophies…[The single story]It robs people of dignity.” What Adichie shared about the stereotypes that she faced as an African are true for Muslims, Arabs and Muslim women ...

"Wonderful personal narrative from novelist Adichie about the real and dire consequences of only allowing one voice to represent thousands, and makes a very beautiful argument on how the single story impoverishes our lives." via Racialicious I love that her voice is shaky, as a shy girl myself - it completely touches my heart.

Not sure where best to post this, but i think it would be a really great RBG tube video! i found it to be completely engrossing, incredibly moving, and even tho it's about 19 minutes it's VERY well worth the time, especially as it progresses, i promise! The Danger of a Single Story - Sis. Chimamanda Adichie

Novelist Chimamanda Adichie, of Nigeria, 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. This is probably the best Ted Talk I have heard so far. It is approximately 18 minutes.

... Club with John Mullan discusses Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s latest, Half of a Yellow Sun, providing an in-depth analysis of Adichie’s use of different languages and syntax, particularly with regards to the portrayal of violence: There are many novels written in English ... Book details Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Book homepage EAN: 9780007200283 Find this book ...

So here is a thing: (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: "The Danger of a Single Story") This rolled in via a post from deepad, and I consider it absolutely brilliant. It definitely cut Adichie to the front of my to-read queue. (OH HMM, looks like her newest book has 40-something holds on it at the library! Well, there's a copy of Half of a Yellow Sun free, so I'll do that one first.)