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Chimamanda is reviving the art of storytelling via Instagram
Bedtime storytelling is not a universally shared experience amongst Nigerians. Many Nigerians weren’t raised to the calming voice of their African parents telling them stories before they go to sleep…
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As usual, Chimamanda is breaking glass ceilings, this time at Harvard University
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie just became the first African ever to deliver the Harvard University Class Day Speech which is a major feature of the university’s annual graduation events. Class Day…
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Chimamanda Adichie’s session with Hillary Clinton is our most popular and thought provoking – PEN America -Gave a glimpse of Hillary Clinton few are fortunate to see
The organizers of the 2018 PEN World Voices Festival have rated Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Adichies session as their most popular. Themed “Resist and Reimagine” the festival held on Sunday, April…
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Chimamanda Adichie’s session with Hillary Clinton is our most popular and thought provoking – PEN America -Gave a glimpse of Hillary Clinton few are fortunate to see
The organizers of the 2018 PEN World Voices Festival have rated Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Adichies session as their most popular. Themed “Resist and Reimagine” the festival held on Sunday, April…
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Opinion: Chimamanda Adichie is not your enemy
"The top three trending topics in Nigeria are Chimamanda, Dino Melaye and Pablo Adedeji; what do these people have in common?" The responses to this tweet were what introduced me…
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The YNaija Cover the evening – the 12th of May
Follow the links below to read these stories and analyses:
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The Thread: “Why would anyone with any kind of real ‘male privilege’ want to give that up to become a woman”?
Chimamanda'sinterview with Channel 4 news popped the lid on transphobia and other feminism issues. She has come back to clarify her statements , but minds are pretty much made up. Do see…
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The Thread: “There’s no universal experience of gender ” | Laverne Cox responds to Chimamanda
The conversation about gender, the policing of it, feminism and privilege has been ongoing on social media, thanks to Chimamanda's interview on Channel 4. Laverne Cox chimes in on it:…
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The Thread: “Chimamanda needs to take a lesson from herself on the danger of a single story” | A transwoman’s thoughts
Chimamanda's statements that "transwomen are transwomen" generated quite the controversy on social media, a controversy that has seen her issue two clarifications in support of her initial statements. This is a…
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The Thread: “Transgenderism has taken centre stage and actual women’s issues are on the back-burner”
Chimamanda stirred a storm over the weekend with these statements about transgender women. Hmmm.
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Harmony Levin: Nigerian, male and feminist [NEXT]
by Harmony Levin In the past few years since I took up the fancy title of being called a feminist, or better put, an unapologetic feminist. I usually get eerily…
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Opinion: Anambra Election 2017 | The danger of the single story and the prophecy of Chimamanda Adichie
by Ike Klinsmann “It is impossible to talk about the single story without talking about power”…Chimamanda Adichie Democracy is the Greek word for people’s power (Power to the…
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The single story of Chisom Edoziem [Nigerian Voices]
by Chisom Edoziem I’d began with the definition of a story. It’s a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or person or course of events presented…
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Chimamanda Adichie: “Dear Ijeawele, or a femininst manifesto in fifteen suggestions”
by Chimamanda Adichie Dear Ijeawele, What joy. And what lovely names: Chizalum Adaora. She is so beautiful. Only a day old and she already looks curious about the world. Your…
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The Film Blog: We have to disagree with this review of 93 Days
Harry Itie is a smart guy. We like him. He anchors the Entertainment beat on TV Continental. And he runs a great blog. But we vehemently disagree with his review…
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The Thread: Do you agree when Chimamanda says women of today are less progressive than their mothers
It is ten years since Chimamanda Adichie's first book, Half of a Yellow Sun, was released to critical acclaim. Last Sunday, she was at London's Southbank Centre and she spoke…
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We don’t do race in Nigeria, we do ethnicity… a lot || Chimamanda Adichie speaks exclusively to Vogue
by Chinwe Okafor Chimamanda Adichie spoke exclusively to Vogue recently about a lot of things such as feminism and racism in Nigeria as well as Selma amongst other things. Here…
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David Oyelowo talks ‘Selma’, ‘MLK’ & Chimamanda’s Americanah in Essence Magazine
by Chinwe Okafor Following racial tensions that have been going on for months now and the rift caused by the grand jury decisions in Michael Brown and Eric Garner’s deaths,…
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Uduak Oduok: No Ma’am, Chimamanda Adichie’s use of “F__k you” on TV is NOT free speech
by Uduak Oduok Let’s separate the two issues. The choice of language is not the issue. The appropriate forum for such a language is the issue. In my world at…
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That thing around its neck: Is ‘Half of a Yellow Sun’ the biggest flop of 2013? (YNaija Long Read)
by Wilfred Okiche One of the surest things on the planet at the moment? Come Thursday next week, when all of the votes are in and the names are pulled…
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Tobe Osigwe: Deconstructing Chimamanda Adichie and her sense of poetic justice
by Tobe Osigwe Is she directly or indirectly proposing that all unhappy couples should divorce their spouse to marry their ex? What is Chiamanda trying to pontificate when she allowed…
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Singer, Beyonce features writer Chimamanda Adichie in ‘***Flawless’ (READ, WATCH)
by Oge Okonkwo The much anticipated fifth album of Beyonce Knowles-Carter's solo career is finally out. The self -titled album which was released yesterday, December 12 came as a surprise…
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SK Johnson on Chimamanda Adichie, her ‘boys’ and the Caine Prize
I'm not even sure why I'm typing this because there have been a flurry of blog posts and articles about the issue already, which is quite the feat considering…
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Elnathan John lets go on Chimamanda: “The consequences of loving Ngozi”
by Elnathan John When Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, darling of the world, chooses to, well, refer to Caine Prize nominee Elnathan John as her "boy" in this interview with the Boston…
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Opinion: Don’t be deceived – Chimamanda Adichie is no Achebe
by Okezie J.S. Nwoka The Alili is a centipede; a centipede has one hundred legs. That is what it claims. The claim won the acceptance of nearly every animal in…
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Chimamanda reviews Achebe’s new book: “The reader is left with a nagging dissatisfaction”
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Nigeria, at independence from British rule in 1960, was called the Giant of Africa. With a large population, an educated elite and many natural resources,…
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