First TedX Talk ....

http://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story?language=en

In this speech, given by the famous story teller Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie she used her own personal experiences to create a image in our minds. She tells these stories in a chronological order starting with a story of her experience with literature. Stating that she only had access to European Literature, creating only an image of white people. Then she speaks of her families servant that was less fortunate then her own family. Next, she speaks of her roommates response to her, when she began attending school in America. And lastly, her college professor someone you would expect to be less ignorant, and how he told her that her image of African's civilians' was inaccurate because none of them were starving. The connection with all of these stories is the unrealistic image of Africans.
Our author also tells us about her own experience in which she had these inaccurate images of another race, on a trip to Guadalajara. Seeing Hispanics laughing and living regular lives surprised her because the news portrayed a image of them as if their only goals were coming across the American boarder.
Like Adiche the issues of a single story is relevant to me, when speaking about the police brutality situations that are broadcasted on our news channels. Looking from both perspectives, you see two different things. To me it seems that the white community sees it as unfortunate but as soon as it becomes less of a big topic they forget about it. While it is becoming a major issue in the African American community. The community seeing it as, racism and a problem that our government is not paying attention to.

I Experienced A Single Story too...
I grew-up on the eastside of Detroit, but attended school in a surrounding suburb community. Going into my school people expected me to take the easy way and this caused some issues for me. When I walked in to my first Advanced Placement class I could count the familiar faces on one had. I was one of three African-American persons in my courses. In our first semester those two other people were the only ones I would work with. However, in the following semester our teacher put us in random groups bringing me out of my comfort zone. Fast forward ....
I remember my group  members telling me that they were surprised by my English skill level. Stating that they had seen me around campus speaking in slang and they had limited me to this. This happened to me my 10th grade year, and it is something that I have continuously experiences.