Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the global phenomenon that she has become, became the first African ever to deliver the Harvard University Class Day Speech
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the global phenomenon that she has become, 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 to at least an audience of 8000. Class Day speakers are selected by the students themselves. She joins a prestigious list of previous speakers such as former US Vice President under President Obama, Joe Biden; former President Bill Clinton; Facebook COO, Sheryl Sandberg; Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Mother Teresa; legendary music producer Quincy Jones; Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke; CNN Host Christiane Amampour; and Corretta Scott King, the wife of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. who delivered the very first Class Day speech in 1968 Dr. King accepted the invitation before he was assassinated in April of that year, and his wife spoke in his place.
