Chief Maqoma's sacred warrior stick was looted and brought to Ireland 150 years ago. His ancestors are now asking that it be returned to South Africa. Ireland's Minister for Culture, Catherine Martin, ...

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 ...

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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 ...

A couple of weeks into the 2022 Shanghai lockdown, which led to disruptions so far-reaching that the most deeply affected among the city’s 25 million residents briefly feared starvation, a viral trend ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with South African actress Thuso Mbedu about her role in "The Woman King," a new movie about woman warriors in 19th... South African actress Thuso Mbedu on playing a 19th ...