{"id":46,"date":"2017-03-02T11:24:16","date_gmt":"2017-03-02T16:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/heywoodnjinga\/?page_id=46"},"modified":"2017-04-06T11:42:12","modified_gmt":"2017-04-06T15:42:12","slug":"references-to-njinga","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/heywoodnjinga\/references-to-njinga\/","title":{"rendered":"References to Njinga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/heywoodnjinga\/files\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-02-at-11.01.17-AM-636x548.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2017-03-02 at 11.01.17 AM\" width=\"540\" height=\"465\" class=\"wp-image-49 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/heywoodnjinga\/files\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-02-at-11.01.17-AM-636x548.png 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/heywoodnjinga\/files\/2017\/03\/Screen-Shot-2017-03-02-at-11.01.17-AM.png 651w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Queen Njinga\u2019s legacy is strong \u2013 she has become a figure of legendary status all over the world.\u00a0 Here are just a few examples of how Njinga has become an icon over the centuries. If you have any examples to add, get in touch!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2012:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.comedy.co.uk\/tv\/qi\/episodes\/10\/4\/\" target=\"_blank\">QI XL \u2013 Series J Ep 4 \u201cJack and Jill\u201d<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 Njinga features as a segment in the British comedy panel show hosted by Stephen Fry where all the comedians have to come up with &#8220;quite interesting&#8221; answers to trivia.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2013<\/strong>: Director Sergio Graciano\u2019s Portuguese language\u00a0 film\u00a0<strong><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmafrica.org.uk\/njingha-queen-of-angola-njinga-rainha-de-angola-uk-premiere\/\" target=\"_blank\">Njinga, Queen of\u00a0<\/a><\/i><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.filmafrica.org.uk\/njingha-queen-of-angola-njinga-rainha-de-angola-uk-premiere\/\" target=\"_blank\">Angola<\/a><\/i><\/strong>\u00a0premieres<strong><em>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Watch an\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bfi.org.uk\/films-tv-people\/55b21b294596c?utm_content=bufferc5abf&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitterbfi&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\" target=\"_blank\">interview<\/a>\u00a0on the film via the British Film Institute website.\u00a0<strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2014<\/strong>:\u00a0 Exhibition of protest banners at London\u2019s Southbank Centre includes artist\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/artanddesign\/2014\/jul\/20\/jeremy-deller-ed-hall-banners-motif-turner-prize-artist\" target=\"_blank\">Ed Hall<\/a>\u2019s 1987\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/southbankcentre\/status\/525577571631915008\" target=\"_blank\">banner<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0for the Lambeth NALGO Women\u2019s Group featuring a portrait of Queen Njinga.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2014<\/strong>: Birkbeck College Women\u2019s Campaign blog features\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bbkwomens.wordpress.com\/2014\/10\/03\/31-days-of-black-herstory-queen-nzinga-of-ndongo-and-matamba\/\" target=\"_blank\">Njinga<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>in \u201c31 Days of Her story\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>2015<\/strong>:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PPMocsqHnDo\" target=\"_blank\">New BBC series<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0presented by Amanda Foreman called \u201cThe Ascent of Woman\u201d (Advertising at the end shows Njinga).<\/p>\n<p><strong>2016:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishtheatreguide.info\/reviews\/nzinga-warrior-scottish-storyt-13119\" target=\"_blank\">Nzinga Warrior Queen\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>\u2013 a storytelling at the Scottish Storytelling Centre<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Queen Njinga\u2019s legacy is strong \u2013 she has become a figure of legendary status all over the world.\u00a0 Here are just a few examples of how Njinga has become an icon over the centuries. 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