Notable Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has received the highest honour of Harvard University, the W.E.B Du Bois Medal.

Chimamanda received the medal at a ceremony in Harvard University, Massachusetts, the United States of America on Thursday.

The W.E.B Du Bois Medal is the institution’s highest honour in the field of African and African American studies. The award comes nearly three years after it had been halted at the onset of the pandemic.

The award is presented to individuals in the United States and across the globe in recognition of their contributions to African and African American culture.

Chimamanda is well-known for her storytelling and advocacy for gender equality. She was also once a speaker at the Harvard College Class Day in 2018 and was previously a Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellow between 2011 and 2012.

Other recipients include Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Laverne Cox, Agnes Guns, Raymond J McGuire, Deval Patrick and Betye Saar.

Director of the Hutchins Center, Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., in an official statement had said that the 2022 honourees represent “unyielding commitment to pushing the boundaries of representation and creating opportunities for advancement and participation for people who have been too often shut out from the great promise of our times.”

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