Chimamanda Adichie Named Among ‘Forces of Change’ By Vogue

Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has been named on the Forces for Change list by Vogue.

She was listed among the fifteen women, whom the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle considers as ‘Forces for Change’. The women will feature in a special September issue of Vogue, which Meghan co-edited.

The women, who include activist and actor Jane Fonda, teen climate activist, Greta Thunberg, body positivity campaigner Jameela Jamil, and New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, will feature on the cover of the magazine. LGBT advocate and actor Laverne Cox will also feature, becoming the first trans person to appear on the cover of British Vogue.

Vogue described the cohort as “brilliant female changemakers who are set to reshape society in radical and positive ways.”

The sixteenth space on the cover will be a reflective mirror-like surface, “so that when you hold the issue in your hands, you see yourself as part of this collective.”

“Through this lens, I hope you’ll feel the strength of the collective in the diverse selection of women chosen for the cover as well as the team of support I called upon within the issue to help bring this to light,” Meghan said in a statement.

“I hope readers feel as inspired as I do, by the ‘Forces for Change’ they’ll find within these pages.”

The issue also features a “candid conversation” between Meghan and former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama and an interview with veteran primatologist Jane Goodall.