One of the women featured in the series is legendary warrior Queen Nanny of the Maroons, who led Jamaica’s resistance against British colonial forces. Speaking on the series, Nova Reid ...

Queen Nanny, an early-18th-century freedom fighter and leader of the Jamaican Maroons – escaped slaves and the forerunners of Jamaican independence. Using expert interviews, retracing the steps ...

the only woman is Nanny, who also appears on the country’s $500 banknote. Historical reflection doesn’t always favor the Maroons. Some Jamaicans have been disappointed to learn that the ...

Here she speaks to the BBC News website about why the Maroons, and especially their revered woman leader Nanny, matter today. That they could stand up and face death rather than be oppressed is a ...

Queen of Ambundu/Kingdoms of Ndongo and Matamba (Angola); Queen of Sheba (antiquity biblical); Aminatu Zaria (Nigeria); and Nanny of the Maroons, Jamaica (born to the Asante/present day Ghana).

and the Asante Queen Nanny of the Maroons, who led the fight against British colonial tyranny in the early 18th century (being a mythically invincible figure, an inspiration who also features in other ...

And now she is here, a silent retreat, seeking spiritual guidance from her brother Mooji, Nanny of the Maroons, and a moment of transcendence. Powered by high-octane musical numbers, virtuoso ...

Images courtesy of the artists and Niru Ratnam, London, Hollybush Gardens, London, Gagosian, Marianne Boesky Gallery, Casey Kaplan, New York, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York, and Hauser & Wirth ...

1685 and passed c. 1755. Queen Nanny, a Jamaican national hero, was a well-known leader of the Jamaican Maroons in the 18th century. Nanny was kidnapped from Ghana, West Africa, as a child ...

And now she is here, a silent retreat, seeking spiritual guidance from her brother Mooji, Nanny of the Maroons, and a moment of transcendence. Powered by high-octane musical numbers, virtuoso ...