I know I am a bit behind on this internet find, but holy crap this moved me. If you have 15 or so minutes to spare, please watch this TED talk.

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.