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In most Western history books, the history of Africa before the bloody and gruesome age of colonialism is barely touched on, ...
“African Queens,” presented and co-commissioned by Washington Performing Arts, is about as ambitious as a recital could get: It looks back on Black ancestry with a thematic focus on great ...
Queen Cleopatra is the second in Jada Pinkett Smith’s African Queens series of drama-docuseries hybrids; this time the focus is on one of the most famous African queens of them all, Egypt’s ...
Title on guide: Great kings & queens of Africa. Summary Since 1975, Anheuser-Busch has commissioned paintings of great kings and queens of Africa by accomplished black American artists. These ...
A popular and influential collection of artwork featuring African leaders and rulers, 'The Great Kings and Queens of Africa,' is the inspiration for a unique leadership symposium at the Anheuser ...
Peres Owino chatted about her Emmy nomination for the series “African Queens: Njinga” on Netflix, and working with Jada Pinkett Smith. This docuseries, executive produced and narrated by Jada ...
On Sunday, the Grammy-winning soprano Karen Slack will give the third annual Ruth Bader Ginsburg Memorial Recital at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater. “African Queens,” presented and co ...
With ‘African Queens,’ Karen Slack puts her stamp on Black history. ... Eva and Corinne, from their great-great-great-grandmother, Queen Ufua of Esanland. ...