From royal advisors to leading the frontlines in war, these women brought effective change to their kingdoms with grace and style. If you click on a Black woman’s social media page, it’s not unlikely ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Netflix has a new glossy docuseries full of sex, gore, and Game of Thrones-esque political drama. African Queens: Njinga brings one of the most fascinating warrior queens ...

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African Queens is intended to be a multi-season docuseries, with each season taking a look at a different female ruler from the continent. The first four-episode season examines Njinga, who ruled ...

Netflix has released a new trailer for its upcoming docuseries African Queens: Njinga, which will debut on February 15. The new trailer highlights the documentary's narration with a voice-over from ...

Peres Owino. Photo Credit: MK McGehee. Peres Owino. Photo Credit: MK McGehee. Peres Owino chatted about her Emmy nomination for the series “African Queens: Njinga” on Netflix, and working with Jada ...

Starz is developing a drama series centered on the life of African Warrior Queen Nzinga with American Gods’ Yetide Badaki set to star in the main role. Badaki will exec produce Queen Nzinga alongside ...

As we speak with Professor Kellie Carter Jackson, who teaches Africana studies at Wellesley College and joined a teach-in in Florida over the weekend, we ask about the new Netflix documentary series ...

The 2018 news that “The Woman King” had been greenlit stirred in me a mixture of joy and something between curiosity and confusion. The joy should be obvious. No major studio had ever adapted an ...

Netflix has dropped a first look at new docu-drama African Queens. The new series, which is narrated and executive produced by Jada Pinkett Smith, focuses on prominent African female rulers, with the ...

Despite beefing with the network now and then, 50 Cent and Starz will team up to bring us another original series. Deadline reports that Starz is developing a series based on the life of African ...