{"id":49865,"date":"2023-02-07T17:29:28","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T22:29:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=49865"},"modified":"2023-02-07T17:29:28","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T22:29:28","slug":"official-netflix-trailer-for-african-queens-njinga-video-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/07\/official-netflix-trailer-for-african-queens-njinga-video-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Official Netflix Trailer for &#8220;African Queens: Njinga&#8221; [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From Executive Producer Jada Pinkett Smith comes a 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&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5z6TntNvGZI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;There are so many stories to be told in regard to the Black experience globally. I think that it&#8217;s important to tell the stories now because we can and haven&#8217;t always been able to. 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