During the event ‘An Evening With Chimamanda‘, Chimamanda mentioned that her creative writing workshop will be relaunched later this year and we have the details for the application. The name of the creative writing workshop has been changed from The Farafina Trust Writing Workshop to The Purple Hibiscus Creative Writing Workshop. it will be sponsored […]
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Chimamanda Adichie Will Be Receiving The 2019 Everett M. Rogers Award
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In a recent press release, Chimamanda was announced as the winner of next year’s USC Annenberg’s Rogers Award. The award honors the late Everett M. Rogers, former Annenberg associate dean and an influential communication scholar. This award recognizes outstanding scholars and practitioners whose work has contributed path-breaking insights in areas of Rogers’s legacy. According to […]
Why Men have Higher Rates of Suicides than Women – Chimamanda
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Last week, Chimamanda Adichie gave a powerful keynote speech at the 2018 Inbound Conference in Boston. She talked about men and women in general. Twitter went crazy with some of her quotes on womanhood, feminism and life in general. Some of them are: It’s equally important to read about people who are not like you. […]
“Writing is that one thing that gives meaning to my life” – Chimamanda
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Our favourite human and writer, Chimamanda Adichie, was recently featured in i-D Magazine, where she talked at length about a lot of things ranging from her career as a writer, to feminism and personal matters. Here is a rundown of the interview: Chimamanda studied medicine and pharmacy for a year and half before changing majors. […]
Chimamanda Adichie Receives an Honorary Degree From Duke University [Photos]
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The amazing Chimamanda Adichie has added another degree to her collection of honourary degrees. She announced this on Facebook. At the 2018 commencement ceremony of Duke University, our Nigerian pride received this award alongside five other recepients. It was announced in March that she was among the 6 people the degree would be conferred upon. […]
Watch Chimamanda Talk About Feminism On The Daily Show
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Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie appears on the Daily Show with Trevor Noah, for the first time. She discusses her latest book; Dear Ijeawele or A feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Sugggestions. Dressed in a white Lola Baej, with a dazzling smile to boot; In a 10-minute conversation, Adichie shares her opinions about feminism while Trevor Noah chimes […]