Dangers of A Single Story - Chimamanda Adichie

http://www.ted.com 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.

 Good God, Chimamanda Adichie is good. 

You can read the transcript here.

Here is a list of Mrs. Adichie's books. Amazon doesn't carry them all.