The consequence of a single story

I recently viewed Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s compelling presentation on TED titled The danger of a single story.

Chimamanda argues that the problem with the single story, or stereotypes, is that they are incomplete and they become the only story. The consequence, Chimamanda states, “is that it robs people of dignity.”

“It makes our recognition of an equal humanity difficult,” she continues.

“Stories have been used to dispossess and malign. But stories can also be used to empower and to humanise.”

Africa is a continent comprised of 53 countries, 5 time zones, approximately 2000 languages and more than 1 billion people.
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