Reines africaines: Njinga

I am an American Black woman and can only say that I would be sad if series like these stopped. I am always a second away from unsubscribing from Netflix, but these series (Queen Njinga & Cleopatra), Queen Charlotte, and Bridgerton are what keep me here. I wouldn't dare say what is or isn't accurate for countless reasons... I will say that these type of series awaken curiosity... and often the reason they inflate the impact of the character in these shows and movies is because there is a need to counteract the unbelievable negative brainwashing and imagery we've been exposed to since... the beginning of American history. I'm so glad that everyone is speaking freely about how they feel about these shows... mainly because I'm so glad these type of shows exist.

To all the posters on here that are criticizing with their double standards about the Portuguese not being the first to practice slavery on Africa and that Africans practiced slavery on their own. It's not possible to relativize the one with the other. Get off your high horse people!

Victim blaming serves to create psychological distance between the blamer and it occurs when the victim of a crime or any wrongful act is held entirely or partially at fault for the harm that befell them. The victim blaming serves no one. There is no justification or excuse.

Slavery, forced labor and human trafficking are violations of human rights because these acts strip human beings of their inherent rights. Period!

... it manages to be remarkably superficial - there's a distinct lack of detail, of character, of personality, of context, & analysis.

The poor-quality dramatic sequences also do nothing for the supposed exploration of this figure, her culture, & her times.

Everyone is shallowly sketched, & details are glossed over with great regularity

It's astonishing that Ms Pinkett-Smith gave this first entry 5 parts- & yet the very format has limited the ability to go deeply into the subject...

The drama & scope is limited, cliche, & trite- I found myself more drawn to books on the subject - where the character of Nzinga, her spirit, & sense of self comes far more alive, ironically, than in this live action docu-drama...

Ok Netflix wanted to use a real historical figure and make a movie/docu about that person , that would of course attract lots of viewers in order to do so they have to make here look like a GOOD guy (woman) somewhat superhuman like .And they did a great job with that , a lot of people specially a certain group of viewers will find this to be just what they were looking for ;)

It is touching moving and powerful and it has a EMPOWERMEND kind of feeling to it , the people doing the story telling are enthusiastic and really love to be in this documentary and it shows by the way they are telling the story.

The movie parts are also not bad . I don't know if all Africans have that typical accent when they speak English , but for some reason i have a feeling that's not the case i real life

Now the negative things i have to say about this documentary is that . If your someone who read books about Queen Njinga and watched more documentary about here you just know they portraited here in to much like a GOOD (guy) in this one

she was brutal fierce powerful smart but also CRUELL and they just left that part out , she also wasn't afraid to be the bad person in order to achieve something ,

She was also the LARGEST HUB for SLAVE TRADE with the DUTCH and Portuguese , she sold other kingdoms in slavery in that way she saved here own and became a wealthy QUEEN

So long story short

yes powerful documentary but not ACCURATE enough for me but still a decent watch ,and who knows maybe they will make a season 2 and show more of here other side.

Jada Smith yet again is going full throttle with the non-sense. Wrong accents, wrong names, everything about this "documentary" is false.

If you are so supportive of Africans, why did you not go and hire true Africans for the roles instead of British actors with a dark skin tone? Because it's the dark skin tone you're after, not the truth.

You could have hired real African men and women, gave them an opportunity, and the show would have had, maybe, a chance. But I guess we're all here following what "her grandma told her"

The name of the show tells you everything about what's going on in Jada's isolated head... African - Queens. That's all she's trying to prove, one way or another, and she's failing. Miserably.

Way to go dumping your money down the drain... again.

Way to go showing your, and your grandma's ignorance to the world.

This time, Will can't stop keeping your name and your failures apart.