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Peres Owino Discusses Writing ‘African Queens: Njinga’ and Telling Diverse Stories

NOC Interview: Peres Owino Discusses Writing ‘African Queens: Njinga’ and Telling Diverse Stories #AfricanQueensNjinga @netflix

Peres Owino wrote two episodes of African Queens: Njinga, which is streaming on Netflix. The docu-drama was nominated in twelve different categories at the Daytime Emmys, making it the most of any show nominated this year.  Continue reading Peres Owino Discusses Writing ‘African Queens: Njinga’ and Telling Diverse Stories

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2024 olympics Kenya roster

Athletics

David Kapirante (Nairobi)

Kelvin Tauta (Mombasa)

Ferdinand Omanyala-Omurwa (Tongaren)

Zablon Ekwam (Todonyang)

Emmanuel Wanyonyi (Kapretwa)

Wyclife Kinyamal (Kilgoris)

Koitatoi Kidali (Namanga)

Reynold Cheruiyot (Bomet)

Brian Komen (Nakuru County)

Timothy Cheruiyot (Bomet)

Jacob Krop (West Pokot County)

Edwin Kurgat (Eldoret)

Ronald Kwemoi (Kapsokwony)

Daniel Mateiko (Kapsokwony)

Nicholas Kimeli (Eldoret)

Benard Kibet-Koech (Kericho)

Wiseman Mukhobe (Trans-Nzoia County)

Amos Serem (Uasin Gishu County)

Simon Koech (Kericho County)

Abraham Kibiwot (Uasin Gishu County)

Eliud Kipchoge (Kapsisiywa)

Benson Kipruto (Tolilet)

Alexander Munyao (Kiteta)

Samuel Gathimba (Nyeri)

Boniface Mweresa (Nyamira)

Julius Yego (Cheptonon)

Mercy Chebet (Nakuru)

Maureen Thomas (Nairobi)

Mary Moraa (Obwari)

Vivian Kiprotich (Nairobi)

Lilian Odira (Migori County)

Faith Kipyegon (Keringettt)

Nelly Chepchirchir (Kapsabet)

Susan Ejore-Sanders (Nakuru)

Beatrice Chebet (Kericho)

Margaret Kipkemboi (Nandi County)

Lilian Rengeruk (West Pokot County)

Faith Cherotich (Kericho County)

Beatrice Chepkoech-Sitonik (Kimulot)

Jackline Chepkoech (Olenguruone)

Peres Jepchirir (Kamagut)

Sharon Lokedi (Burnt Forest)

Hellen Obiri (Kisii)

Veronica Mutua (Makueni County)

Fencing

Alexandra Ndolo (Bayreuth, Germany)

Judo

Zeddy Cherotich (Uasin Gishu County)

Rugby

John Okoth-Okeyo (Nakuru)

Lamech Ambetsa-Kokoyo (Bungoma)

George Ooro-Ngayo (Nairobi)

Vincent Onyala (Nairobi)

Brian Tanga (Busia)

Kevin Wekesa (Nairobi)

Tony Omondi (Nairobi)

Herman Humwa (Nairobi)

Samuel Asati (Nairobi)

Nygel Amaitsa (Nairobi)

Patrick Odongo-Okong'o (Nairobi)

Chris Ojwang (Nairobi)

Denis Abukuse (Eldoret)

Anthony Mboya (Nairobi)

Swimming

Ridhwan Mohamed (Mutum Biyu)

Maria Brunlehner (Potsdam, Germany)

Volleyball

Esther Mutinda (Nairobi)

Veronica Oluoch (Nairobi)

Pamela Owino (Nairobi)

Belinda Barasa (Nairobi)

Emmaculate Misoki (Nairobi)

Trizah Atuka (Kakamega)

Loise Simiyu (Uasin Gishu County)

Juliana Namutira (Kakamega)

Lorine Kaei (Mt. Elgon)

Edith Mukuvilani (Nairobi)

Leonida Kasaya (Kakamega)

Agripina Kundu (Nairobi)

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African Queens Ground-Breaking Netflix Series Narrated By Jada Pinkett Smith

Netflix began streaming a powerful and spell-binding series narrated by Jada Pinkett Smith, African Queens on February 15, and it is a jewel. What is African Queens? African Queens is a rare and in-depth look at Africa’s often overlooked royals. It is a recreation of a retelling of the narrative of the most powerful, bold, fearless, and beautiful women who ruled in the great continent of Africa. It is told through the voices of scholars and historians, and its dramatized for greater effectiveness. While the lens is trained on the narrative of the queen, it examines the whole of her surroundings. African Queens examines the culture, political structure, customs, and practices of those who are her people. It is a selection that exquisitely showcases so much of Africa, the regality of the leaders, the innovativeness, societal structure, and the raw and natural gloriousness of the land they inhabit. However, it does so without sacrificing some of the uglier truths. Instead, it gives a robust perspective offering context while educating its viewers. The Project Jada Pinkett Smith not only narrates the moving docu-series, but she also serves as Executive Producer. However, it is told from an African perspective. According to iAfrica, African Queens is written by Kenyan-born storyteller Peres Owino and British diplomat NneNne Iwuji. This project comes via Smith’s Westbrook Studios and independent film studio Nutopia. However, for Smith, this series is a passion project, a means to educate and empower. According to iAfrica, “Pinkett, who was a key force behind the project, has cited the imperative nature of reviving these stories of African female leadership to empower today’s young, black women.” While it does much to empower female viewership, it is an offering that inspires the whole community. Queen Njinga (Nzinga) The segment now streaming focuses on Queen Njinga of Ndongo. And it retells her story so that the world will not only know her name but remember her legacy and impact. As iAfrica cites, “Queen Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba came to a position of power during the 17th century, when she ruled over Angola and fought off Portuguese settlers., a feat worthy of the annals of history. Hip-Hop and the Promotion Hip-hop is a culture, a movement, a complex structure held up by multiple pillars. There are four basic tenants or pillars, or in some circles, classed as elements that some hip-hop scholars define as language. And those languages are breakdance, rap, deejaying, and graffiti. While these are the primary pillars, they are not the only pillars. According to an article by Midnation, there are rather nine pillars. One of those remaining five pillars includes knowledge. Midnation notes, “In the book The Fifth Element of Hip Hop Knowledge, Travis L. Gosa affirms that knowledge is the fifth fundamental pillar of this culture. Without it, the other elements would not be cohesive." So as a celebration of hip-hop and black history, FM Hip Hop aims to uphold the pillars of spreading and sharing a wealth of information that informs the populace and promotes, uplifts, and advances the culture. In Conclusion For those interested in a cultural exploration of kingdoms and rulers of the great African continent and the empires that stretched across that land, tune in to African Queens. https://youtu.be/5z6TntNvGZI Read the full article

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Netflix has given a two-season order to a hybrid docuseries about African Queens, from Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s Westbrook Studios and Nutopia, with Pinkett Smith set to executive produce. Written by Peres Owino (Bound: Africans vs African-Americans) and NneNne Iwuji (Yellow), the as-yet untitled series will focus on a different queen each season — starting with Cleopatra in Season 1 and Njinga in Season 2 — blending expert interviews and other documentary content with premium scripted docudrama/re-enactments.

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Peres Owino Speaks On AA Stereotypes In Africa , Transition From Kenya T...

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‘BOUND: Africans Vs African Americans’ Official Teaser Trailer Read more at: http://akatasia.com/post-format-video/bound-africans-vs-african-americans-official-teaser-trailer/

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The provocative documentary, Africans vs African Americans will be screened at the New York African Diaspora International Film Festival (NYADIFF).

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Review: Peres Owino's "Bound: Africans vs. African Americans" (2014)

 For Africans, the stereotypes commonly associated with African Americans are generally based on what dominant American culture thinks. Negative stereotypes include beliefs that African Americans are lazy and unproductive, do not value education, and are all thugs. Similarly, the stereotypes that African Americans have of Africans often involve images of primitive, childlike, superstitious people, who still worship idols, believe in witchcraft and voodoo and live in huts. The director herself states that even she was guilty of such branding. When she first came to the United States for college, she would hear “whispered” stereotypes about African Americans while hanging out with others who have African backgrounds. Such ideas about African Americans encouraged her to hold her purse one day when an African American man came into the same elevator as her. It was ultimately what Owino calls her own “bad behavior” that lead her to make this film. “It’s when you find yourself alienating people who, for all intents and purposes, look like you,” said Owino. “You have to sit back and say, ‘Something is wrong here, there is something inside me that is really, pretty much just being prejudiced.’”

Bound contains personal testimonies that expose this rift as more than just childish notions of one another. Indeed, the film intelligently constructs the divide as something that contains deep wounds that span hundreds of years. Through exploring the historical experiences of both Africans and African Americans, the film provides perspectives that take the events of history and bring forward the direct and indirect effects of slavery and colonization that has lasted for generations. Moreover, Owinowisely focuses on the things that make African and African Americans similar as opposed to lingering on what divides them, culminating with ideas that promote reconciliation without assuming that it is a simple fix.

The film opens with the image of two little boys digging in the sand on an empty beach, the ocean behind them reflecting a glittering sun. A narrator describes these two as being devoted brothers of  “the land of warm waters.” However, the scene quickly becomes upsetting as one of the brothers suddenly vanishes — disappeared, explains our narrator, “to the land of cold winters.” This narrative continues throughout the film’s three parts: “The African American Story,” “The African Story,” and “The Bridge,” and is interwoven between the testimonies of the Africans and African Americans being documented in this film. Such storytelling by Owino visually establishes the ideas and the histories that make up the African and African American experience as well as the extraordinary divide that has existed between the two groups.

Indeed, one of the most powerful images of the tale lies in the depiction of this divide: the decedents of the two brothers stand across from one other—saying nothing. During this moment, black masks cover the faces of these peoples and they all wear similar black clothing; however, though they share a similar appearance as well as a bloodline, these two groups make no attempt to come together. Such an image makes the viewer contemplate why such a disparity exists. One of the answers that the film provides is that these two communities need to relay their experiences amongst one another. Admittedly, it is through the discussions between the Africans and African Americans coupled with the historical experiences of the two that we begin to see a closing of this gap.

Ultimately, the film establishes how Africans and African Americans are connected to their own experiences, how they are connected to each other, and how they are connected to humanity and the great African story as a whole. More importantly, the documentary helps to establish a dialogue between these two groups—allowing questions to be asked and new sides of the story to be told. Owino has created a compelling, significant, and empathetic film that will be a conversation starter and a catalyst for change across the African diaspora. But it is the film’s exemplary exploration of cultural relations that assists in reflecting on all societies the importance of examining the racial, political, and geographical prejudices within us all.

 By: Brice Smither

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African Queens Ground-Breaking Netflix Series Narrated By Jada Pinkett Smith

Netflix began streaming a powerful and spell-binding series narrated by Jada Pinkett Smith, African Queens on February 15, and it is a jewel. What is African Queens? African Queens is a rare and in-depth look at Africa’s often overlooked royals. It is a recreation of a retelling of the narrative of the most powerful, bold, fearless, and beautiful women who ruled in the great continent of Africa. It is told through the voices of scholars and historians, and its dramatized for greater effectiveness. While the lens is trained on the narrative of the queen, it examines the whole of her surroundings. African Queens examines the culture, political structure, customs, and practices of those who are her people. It is a selection that exquisitely showcases so much of Africa, the regality of the leaders, the innovativeness, societal structure, and the raw and natural gloriousness of the land they inhabit. However, it does so without sacrificing some of the uglier truths. Instead, it gives a robust perspective offering context while educating its viewers. The Project Jada Pinkett Smith not only narrates the moving docu-series, but she also serves as Executive Producer. However, it is told from an African perspective. According to iAfrica, African Queens is written by Kenyan-born storyteller Peres Owino and British diplomat NneNne Iwuji. This project comes via Smith’s Westbrook Studios and independent film studio Nutopia. However, for Smith, this series is a passion project, a means to educate and empower. According to iAfrica, “Pinkett, who was a key force behind the project, has cited the imperative nature of reviving these stories of African female leadership to empower today’s young, black women.” While it does much to empower female viewership, it is an offering that inspires the whole community. Queen Njinga (Nzinga) The segment now streaming focuses on Queen Njinga of Ndongo. And it retells her story so that the world will not only know her name but remember her legacy and impact. As iAfrica cites, “Queen Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba came to a position of power during the 17th century, when she ruled over Angola and fought off Portuguese settlers., a feat worthy of the annals of history. Hip-Hop and the Promotion Hip-hop is a culture, a movement, a complex structure held up by multiple pillars. There are four basic tenants or pillars, or in some circles, classed as elements that some hip-hop scholars define as language. And those languages are breakdance, rap, deejaying, and graffiti. While these are the primary pillars, they are not the only pillars. According to an article by Midnation, there are rather nine pillars. One of those remaining five pillars includes knowledge. Midnation notes, “In the book The Fifth Element of Hip Hop Knowledge, Travis L. Gosa affirms that knowledge is the fifth fundamental pillar of this culture. Without it, the other elements would not be cohesive." So as a celebration of hip-hop and black history, FM Hip Hop aims to uphold the pillars of spreading and sharing a wealth of information that informs the populace and promotes, uplifts, and advances the culture. In Conclusion For those interested in a cultural exploration of kingdoms and rulers of the great African continent and the empires that stretched across that land, tune in to African Queens. https://youtu.be/5z6TntNvGZI Read the full article

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REVIEW: Bound: Africans Versus African Americans, A film by Peres Owino Read more at: http://akatasia.com/articles/review-bound-africans-versus-african-americans/