Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is the recipient of the Hurston/Wright Foundation’s North Star Award, the foundation’s highest honor, celebrating individuals whose career demonstrates achievement and inspiration to others. Previous recipients of the award include Ntozake Shange, Ernest Gaines, Nikki Giovanni, Alice Walker, Walter Mosley, and Chinua Achebe. Since the creation of the Hurston/Wright Foundation in 1990, it has helped discover, mentor and honor black writers. The foundation has not only cre