Sony Pictures’ “The Woman King,” starring Viola Davis, is now playing in theaters, and much like past historical actioners like “Braveheart” or “Gladiator,” those who venture out to see the film will ...

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 ...

A new film stars Viola Davis as the leader of the Agojie, the all-woman army of the African kingdom of Dahomey Based on a True Story Meilan Solly - Senior Associate Digital Editor, History At its ...

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 ...

Marvel found inspiration in history when it used tales of West African women warriors as the basis for the fearsome Dora Milaje in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The fictional Dora Milaje, seen in ...

The Woman King's fight choreographer tells us why. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. This was completely separate and different ...

In the 17th century, Dahomey flourished under the protection of its all-woman military regiment that inspired Viola Davis's acclaimed film The Woman King. From the late 1600s to the early 1900s, the ...

A new renaissance in hairstyling and makeup for Black actors appears to be on the horizon, thanks to the work of female artisans on a trio of recent period films: “The Woman King,” “Till” and “A ...

A fierce and courageous all-female army called the Agojie band together to protect their West African kingdom and free their people from slave traders in "The Woman King." (SOUNDBITE OF FILM, "THE ...