The Danger of A Single Story

For those times (subconsciously or consciously) when you and I thought we were better than our classmate, or neighbor, or co-worker, or person on the street. . . .
the danger of a single story:
Thank you Dione for sending me this quite provocative, riveting vocal essay video clip.
Willie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Ihs241zeg

The Speaker:



Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was born in Nigeria in 1977. She is the author of the novels Purple Hibiscus (2003) and Half of a Yellow Sun (2006), and she has recently published a collection of short stories titled The Thing around Your Neck (2009). She has received numerous awards and distinctions, including the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction (2007) and a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship (2008).