https://youtu.be/bUqGCSWcKD8 The Woman King (2022) is a mammoth effort for a Hollywood movie which attempts to tell the tale of the Agojie/Mino fighters of the Kingdom of Dahomey in the early 19th century. Onuora will be discussing the history behind the film and the depiction of the film’s characters. CashApp: £OnuoraAbuah Paypal Donation: paypal.me/OnuoraAbuah Don’t…
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P6bgSmBodM&ab_channel=MichaelImhotep[/embed] Prof. James Small, former Black Studies Prof. at CUNY and featured in the films, ‘Hapi’, ‘Hidden Colors’ & ‘Elementary Genocide 3’, joins Michael Imhotep to discuss ‘The Woman King & The Real History of The West African Kingdom of Dahomey’. The #1 Movie, ‘The Woman King’ from producer Viola Davis and Director Gina Prince-Bythewood…
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct9kS0APVAw[/embed] Welcome to the Amazing People of Africa series where we take a look at some of the indigenous people of Africa. Today we look at the Dahomey amazons, an all female military of the kingdom of Dahomey which is now present-day Benin.