Thomas Lockley, co-author of ‘African Samurai: The True Story of Yasuke, a Legendary Black Warrior in Feudal Japan’, theories he was enslaved and trafficked as a child. The historical details ...

Through the Afro-Brazilian martial art form Capoeira, Da'Mon Stith discovered his passion for African warrior tradition and the making of ancient swords Once ashamed of his Blackness, Da'Mon Stith ...

16, exploring the real story of the all-female unit of warriors that protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey during the 1800s. The Emmy, Golden Globe, Oscar and Tony Award-winning actress plays ...

From the late 1600s to the early 1900s, the West African kingdom of Dahomey (in present-day Benin) was protected by an all-female regiment of warriors. Depicted here in a 19th-century lithographic ...