#Nzinga

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Ana Nzinga Mbande (1583 - 1663), queen of Ndongo, conqueror of Matamba.

[queerasfact]

Black History Month: Ngola Njinga of Ndongo

Njinga was born into the royal family of Ndongo (now Angola), in west Africa, in 1582.

From the age of twenty, Njinga led a group of rebels against the Portuguese invasion of the region. They were elected Ngola (ruler) in 1624, and described by Portuguese colonists as “the most powerful adversary that has ever existed in Africa”.

As a part of their fight with the Portuguese, Njinga allied with the Imbangala - nomadic groups feared for their raids on the local populace. Njinga modelled themself on the mythic Imbangala leader Tembo a Ndumbo. Tembo, like Njinga, was assigned female at birth, but underwent gruesome rituals to turn them into “a man, soldier and warrior”. Njinga did the same.

Njinga is now recognised as a national hero in Angola, and is commemorated with a statue (pictured) in the capital, Luanda. They are remembered by many communities of African descent around the world for fighting for their nation’s independence.

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[Image: statue of Njinga in Luanda, Angola]

[maddiealyse56]

Historical Queens of Africa in Movies

Queen Nandi (Mother of Shaka), (Shaka Ilembe, 2023))

Queen Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba, (Njinga: Queen Of Angola, 2013)

Queen Amina of Zazzau, (Amina (Netflix), 2021)

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Books about Angola 🇦🇴

Master book list for the YA World Challenge for 🇦🇴  Angola

Coming-of-Age Good Morning, Comrades, Ondjaki 💚 Nzinga African Warrior Queen, Moses L. Howard ⌛

Middle Grade Nzingha: Warrior Queen of Matamba, Patrick C McKissack ⌛

Memoir That Hair, Djaimilia Pereira de Almeida 💚🛩️

Adult Authors to Consider Ondjaki José Eduardo Agualusa

💚 Native Author 🛩️ Immigrant or diaspora 🏖️ non-native characters in or about the country (ex. vacation/adventure) ⌛ Historical 🦋 Fantasy 🌈 LGBT

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African Queens: Njinga | Official Trailer | Netflix

[woke-arts]

The universe was made in duality (two halves) and seeks for you to find balance between the opposites.. #Auset #Isis #VirginMary #marymagdalene #nandi #nzinga #angelabassett https://www.instagram.com/p/CpRa8mFDYNo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[gwydpolls]

Time Travel Question 50: Early Modernish and Earlier 4

These Questions are the result of suggestions a the previous iteration.This category may include suggestions made too late to fall into the correct earlier time grouping. In some cases a culture lasted a really long time and I grouped them by whether it was likely the later or earlier grouping made the most sense with the information I had. (Invention ofs tend to fall in an earlier grouping if it's still open. Ones that imply height of or just before something tend to get grouped later, but not always. Sometimes I'll split two different things from the same culture into different polls because they involve separate research goals or the like).

Please add new suggestions below if you have them for future consideration. All cultures and time periods welcome.

[blackbrownfamily]

Black Panther Party For Self Defense

[blackinperiodfilms]

African Queens: Njinga | Official Trailer 

This new documentary series exploring the lives of prominent and iconic African Queens. The first season will cover the life of Njinga, the complex, captivating, and fearless 17th century warrior queen of Ndongo and Matamba, in modern day Angola. The nation’s first female ruler, Njinga earned a reputation for her blend of political and diplomatic skill with military prowess and became an icon of resistance.

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[royal-confessions]

“I'm so grateful that I get to discover amazing Queens past and present. I watched the series African Queens on Netflix and I got to know Queen Njinga of Ndongo. She was a deft diplomat, skillful negotiator and formidable tactician. They even got to interview Queen Diambi of the Bakwa Luntu tribe for the series. She is an environmental activist and the founder of the Elikia Hope Foundation. I'm excited for season 2 of African Queens” - Submitted by Anonymous

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in a tidal wave of mystery you'll still be standing next to me you could be my luck even if we're six feet underground i know that we'll be safe and sound we're safe and sound i could lift you up i could show you what you want to see and take you where you want to be You could be my luck Even if the sky is falling down I know that we'll be safe and sound

And here's to the best ship, the longest ship, and also the second-longest character interactions of my entire cast - Riccin and Hadean were the first characters to interact, but Sipara and Hadean were the second to meet.

Hadean belongs to @rebatrolls, as always~ Costumes are two chocolate skeletons, and the rainbowdrinker they've hauled along.

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