Queen Njinga

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 Full movie on Amazon, Itunes, and more. I do not have the rights to the music references in the video. The goal is to highlight and support the African culture, artists, and diversity in music.#podcast #change #intercultural #drakumbu #dialogue #advocates #education #diversity #deib #entertainment #africanmovies #netflix