Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Melania Trump’s visit to Africa, the Crisis in Masculinity & More at the 2018 edition of Esquire Townhouse

On October 13th, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie appeared in conversation with Alex Bilmes (editor-in-chief of Esquire UK) at the 2018 edition of Esquire Townhouse.

The award-winning novelist, feminist, philanthropist and Harper’s Bazaar Woman of the Year 2017 spoke to Esquire about her illustrious body of work that includes Purple Hibiscus, Half of a Yellow Sun, and last year’s spectacular Dear Ijeawele.

She also spoke on on Melania Trump‘s visit to Africa and why she believes the first lady is a racist, on Identity, US President Donald Trump and the Crisis in Masculinity.

“We don’t ‘do’ race in Nigeria,” Adichie said, explaining the shock of leaving her home country to experience American culture as a student. She recalled an incident when a professor asked who had written an outstanding essay and was surprised when she raised her hand. “He didn’t expect the writer to be black,” she said.

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Author and feminist icon Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (@AdichieSpeaks) on Melania Trump’s visit to Africa and why she believes the first lady is a racist #EsquireTownhouse pic.twitter.com/0sTR2Jdpyj

— Esquire UK (@EsquireUK) October 18, 2018

Multi-award winning writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie tells #EsquireTownhouse how she is constantly expected to make a case when it comes to gender. Watch the full video here ?https://t.co/ihtrojH4R8 pic.twitter.com/XrhEvpgH05

— Esquire UK (@EsquireUK) October 16, 2018

Watch the full episode here.