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6 Ways The ‘Black Superhero’ Influenced Hollywood and The World

Posted byBy A Moore | Published on: | Updated on August 23, 2020 CommentsComments (17)

Nubian Warrior Princess

Nzinga Lived. Xena, The Warrior-Princess, Did Not.

DC comic book heroine Wonder Woman is known as the warrior princess of the Amazons (based on the Amazons of Greek mythology). She is gifted with a range of superhuman powers and superior combat skills. However, Nzinga, the brave Angolan warrior-queen is a real-life heroine, who was gifted with some skills of her own, which she used to fight against Portuguese slave traders for decades.

And let’s not forget the Kushite warrior princess, Amanirenas, the Kandake of Meroe who is remembered for her loyal combat, side-by-side, with her soldiers, defending Kush against Rome.

The only “thoroughly documented amazons in world history,” are the women warriors of Dahomey, or Mino, who were West African women who served as the king’s bodyguards. Known for being well trained and proficient in battle, the Dahomey warrior-wives fought against French colonization, and unlike the Grecian “Amazons” and the comic book “Amazon” Wonder Woman, were real-life superheroes.

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