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 ...

The Maroons and Rastafarians of Jamaica and Britain During 17th century Jamaica, the resistance of Nanny of the Maroons helped lead the Maroons out of slavery through resistance fighting. Nanny of the ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Copycat classicism is here. Literary re-enactments by the photographer Stan Douglas — and a wave of other remixers — are creating new types of art around Black history. By Walker Mimms Which ...

The Nanny is one of the most successful sitcoms ever made. Millions of viewers followed the story of "Fran Fine" and the "Sheffield" family. The series was produced from 1993 until 1999 and ...

Queen Ifrica has described her recent coronation as Queen of the Trelawny Town Maroons as an immense responsibility ... It is named after its founder Accompong, brother of Quao, Cuffy, Cudjoe, and ...