In particular I want to talk about natural black hair, and how it's not just hair. I mean, I'm interested in hair in sort of a very aesthetic way, just the beauty of hair, but also in a political way: what it says, what it means. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie aestheticbeautyblack share on social
I realized that I was African when I came to the United States. Whenever Africa came up in my college classes, everyone turned to me. It didn't matter whether the subject was Namibia or Egypt; I was expected to know, to explain. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie africaafricanclass share on social
'No Sweetness Here' is the kind of old-fashioned social realism I have always been drawn to in fiction, and it does what I think all good literature should: It entertains you. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie drawentertainfashion Change image and share on social
I think it's possible to have been a happy child, as I was, and still question and push back with regard to societal conventions. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie backchildconvention Change image and share on social
You know, I don't think of myself as anything like a 'global citizen' or anything of the sort. I am just a Nigerian who's comfortable in other places. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie citizencomfortableglobal Change image and share on social
I am a bit of a fundamentalist when it comes to black women's hair. Hair is hair - yet also about larger questions: self-acceptance, insecurity and what the world tells you is beautiful. For many black women, the idea of wearing their hair naturally is unbearable. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie acceptancebeautifulbite share on social
Creative writing programmes are not very necessary. They just exist so that people like us can make a living. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie creativeexistlive Change image and share on social
I think I'm ridiculously fortunate. I consider myself a Nigerian - that's home; my sensibility is Nigerian. But I like America, and I like that I can spend time in America. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie americafortunatehome Change image and share on social
I like the U.S. and feel gratitude towards it. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie feelgratitude Change image and share on social
What I find problematic is the suggestion that when, say, Madonna adopts an African child, she is saving Africa. It's not that simple. You have to do more than go there and adopt a child or show us pictures of children with flies in their eyes. That simplifies Africa. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie adoptafricaafrican share on social
