Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie talks politics, race, and writing at Johns Hopkins
Author, activist, and JHU alum speaks as part of Foreign Affairs Symposium

Author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie spoke at Johns Hopkins University on Wednesday night as part of the Foreign Affairs Symposium.
IMAGE CREDIT: LARRY CANNER
By Katie Pearce /

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, appearing before a packed house at Johns Hopkins University's Shriver Hall on Wednesday night, challenged the ideal of American optimism in the face of what she believes is a time of anxiety.

The prominent writer and feminist activist said she's been struck, post-inauguration, with "how really fragile America's conception is of its own self," with new uncertainty looming over the security of its core institutions.

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