Queen Njinga

13/04/2023 1h 13min

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Jambo! Dr. Akumbu. Bringing you culturally relevant multifaceted conversations and reflections intersecting education, entertainment, and business, committed to DEIB and cultural capacity building.
My guest is Peres Owino. Peres is the writer/director of “BOUND: Africans vs African-Americans,” winner of the Audience Award for Best Documentary at PAFF, an NAACP Image Award nominee for Seasons of Love, which was produced by Taraji P. Henson and co-writer of “African Queens - Njinga” currently on Netflix.
Links referenced:
The Historical Perspective of The Woman King with historian, journalist, and the author of Queens of Africa and Heroines of the Black Diaspora, Sylvia Serbin. https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/hVbQ3EF5Xyb
https://youtu.be/EQF6yILA_ZE

“BOUND: Africans vs African-Americans” trailer: https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/127283531
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