Nigerian awarding-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has finally reacted to the comments from critics following her interview with Ex-US First Lady, Hillary Clinton. While interviewing the former first lady at a PEN World Voices Festival lecture at the Cooper Union in Manhattan on Sunday, April 22nd, Chimamanda who is an active feminist, questioned Mrs. Clinton over her Twitter bio which started with “Wife” and not...
Award-winning Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie recently revealed that she was a victim of sexual assault in her teenage years. The renowned feminist disclosed this yesterday while giving the closing keynote at the Stockholm Forum on Gender Equality in Sweden. READ: Chimamanda Adichie Makes Nigeria Proud As She Wins ‘Best in Literature’ At 10th Annual Shorty Awards In a video clip...
Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie and Reni Eddo-Lodge, the author of novel, ‘Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race,’ were part of the Women of the World Festival 2018 , where they talked about today’s most pressing cultural issues including blogging, social media and discussions on race. Women of the World (WOW) is a UK-based festival that celebrates the achievements of...
Award winning writer and author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie recently opened up about her experience as a black woman in the American educational system in an interview the editor of The New Yorker, David Remnick. She revealed that her first experience with racism was when she wrote the best essay in a class and her professor was so surprised that a black...
Renowned Novelist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was recently honored with an honorary degree at the University of Edinburg, Scotland. While accepting the award, Adichie gave an insightful speech on writing and feminism. She talked about writing being her first love, and speaking about the things that move her being an added advantage. She read an excerpt from her new book “Dear Ijeawele,...