Renowned Nigerian Writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Thursday (yesterday) received the highest honour of Harvard University, the W. E. B. Du Bois Medal.
Adichie was conferred with the honour during a ceremony.
The W. E. B. Du Bois Medal is Harvard’s highest honour in the field of African and African American studies.
The award is often conferred on individuals in the United States and across the globe in recognition of their contributions to African and African American culture and the life of the mind.
Aside Chimamanda, other recipients include Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Laverne Cox, Agnes Guns, Raymond J McGuire, Deval Patrick and Betye Saar.
Meanwhile, Dubois was the first African-American to earn a Harvard PhD, in 1895.
Those who have received the medal in the past includes: scholars, artists, writers, journalists, philanthropists, and public servants.
See photos from the award ceremony below:
