O'Meara Real Estate Grant: Okey Ndibe Author Visit
- School Year: 2024-2025
- Applicants: Kelly Casey, Lead Applicant & Abigail Esposito
- School: Conard High School
- Subjects: Language Arts, Social Studies, Social Emotional Learning, Diversity/Equity
Okey Ndibe is a West Hartford resident and author of acclaimed short stories, novels, a memoir, essays, and political commentary in various respected online and print publications. He will use his life experience to bring the far-reaching economic, cultural, and political impacts of British colonization in Nigeria to life for various social studies classes. During his talk, he will delve into different topics, including growing up in Nigeria towards the end of British colonization, his family’s refugee experience during the Nigerian Civil War, his experience as an American immigrant, and his journey to becoming a successful author and political commentator.