'Americanah' Author Explains 'Learning' To Be Black In The U.S.

 Here is an NPR interview with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie that I thought you might enjoy. I found her voice quite lovely and her own story heartbreaking.


http://www.npr.org/2013/06/27/195598496/americanah-author-explains-learning-to-be-black-in-the-u-s

Also, here she is giving a TED talk: http://www.ted.com/speakers/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie

And another NPR piece about hair, A Hair-Touching Exhibit Touches Off a Range of Reactions:

http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/06/19/193565069/a-hair-touching-exhibit-touches-off-a-range-of-reactions

Lastly, a brief biography of the author: http://www.l3.ulg.ac.be/adichie/cnabio.html