A new four-part Netflix docuseries, “African Queens: Njinga,” tells the story of the 17th ... and of “Images on a Mission in Early Modern Kongo and Angola” (2022), about an atlas of watercolors ...

"African Queens: Njinga," narrated and executive produced ... qualities the producers mentioned in the series' post-script as inspiring Angola's modern push for independence.

African Queens picks up in early 17th-century Ndongo (now part of modern-day Angola) amid particularly troubled times; the Portuguese, with their insatiable hunger for slaves, have been ...

In 1624, the kingdom of Ndongo in West Central Africa (modern-day Angola) got a new queen: Njinga. Her life as the first female ruler (or woman king) of the region forms the story of African ...

Not that the series invokes the technique of dropping modern-day correspondents into an historical setting, but “African Queens: Njinga” does take a rather unorthodox (though not unprecedented ...

African Queens will premiere February 15 ... the territory known in the modern day as Angola. On top of executive producing, Pinkett Smith will narrate the series, which plays out as part ...

“African Queens: Njinga” explores the lives of prominent ... and fearless 17th century warrior queen of Ndongo and Matamba, in modern day Angola. The nation’s first female ruler, Njinga ...

Watson said African Queens will go “some way towards answering that question.” “I don’t think modern TV has even scratched the surface on these stories,” she added. “You have to ask ...

Modern battles over Cleopatra’s heritage ... airtime on three different evening talk shows recently to slamming “African Queens.” The same day, a government-owned media conglomerate ...

On Sunday, the Grammy-winning soprano Karen Slack will give the third annual Ruth Bader Ginsburg Memorial Recital at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater. “African Queens,” presented and co ...