In the early 18th century, Kings of Dahomey (known today as Benin ... including another important slave trader, the King of Whydah. King Tegbesu made £250,000 a year selling people into slavery ...

The R-rated comedy One of Them Days opened to number during a quiet weekend at the movie theatres while Wolf Man opened in a disappointing third place. The damage of the Los Angeles wildfires has ...

The Woman King is the remarkable story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the ...

This framing captures various objects like King Ghezo’s statue or inhabitants of Benin (the renamed version of the Republic of Dahomey). A global society deferring to colonizers has constantly ...

Among the returned works were statues of Dahomey's former kings, King Glélé and King Béhanzin, and their throne. (The Kingdom of Dahomey was seen in Viola Davis' historical epic The Woman King.) ...

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There are many, clashing implications to reckon with.Diop creates a sly, fantastical space where a statue of King Gezo, who ruled the kingdom of Dahomey on Benin’s Atlantic coast in the 1800s ...

Still, in the centuries since, the Dahomey Amazons have continued to inspire countless generations. From the Dora Milaje warriors of Wakanda in Marvel’s Black Panther to The Woman King starring Viola ...

"The Woman King" is set in the 1800s and tells the story of the Agojie, an all-woman army of warriors who protect the African kingdom of Dahomey. Faced with a new enemy determined to destroy their ...

Diop’s skill as a filmmaker allows Dahomey to transcend mere documentation. She breathes life not only into the statues but into Benin. In the film’s final chapter, we see Benin through the eyes of ...