NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with South African actress Thuso Mbedu about her role in "The Woman King," a new movie about woman warriors in 19th century West Africa. A fierce and courageous all-female ...

There is a long history of Black actors and faces being over or underexposed on screen, a combination of how cameras and celluloid have been geared toward whiteness over Black skin. But “The Woman ...

Viola Davis is a formidable African warrior in 'The Woman King' Viola Davis stars as the general of an all-female unit of warriors in the African kingdom of Dahomey in the period action epic 'The ...

The fascinating story of a group of warrior women from West African history is the subject of the play “Black Sparta.” The production follows the Mino, an all-female military regiment in the Kingdom ...

Davis has depth and gravitas in Prince-Bythewood’s stirring if not strictly historical epic. Credit: Courtesy of Ilze Kitshoff/Sony Pictures How often does a film with a Black woman director and stars ...

“The Woman King,” directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and starring Viola Davis, tells an embellished story about female soldiers from the Kingdom of Dahomey, one of the most powerful and militarized ...

In “The Woman King,” a new film about the 19th century all-female military unit that protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey (present-day Benin), viewers should expect to see the power of Black women ...