One of history’s most multifaceted rulers but little known in the West, Queen Njinga rivaled Elizabeth I and Catherine the Great in political cunning and military prowess. Today, she is revered in Angola as a heroine and honored in folk religions. Her complex legacy forms a crucial part of the collective memory of the Afro-Atlantic world.

Presents the fictional diary of thirteen-year-old Nzingha, a sixteenth-century West African princess who loves to hunt and hopes to lead her kingdom one day against the invasion of the Portuguese slave traders.

She Took Justice: The Black Woman, Law, and Power – 1619 to 1969 proves that The Black Woman liberated herself. Readers go on a journey from the invasion of Africa into the Colonial period and the Civil Rights Movement. The Black Woman reveals power, from Queen Nzingha to Shirley Chisholm. In She Took Justice, we see centuries of courage in the face of racial prejudice and gender oppression. We gain insight into American history through The Black Woman's fight against race laws, especially criminal injustice. She became an organizer, leader, activist, lawyer, and judge – a fighter in her own advancement. These engaging true stories show that, for most of American history, the law was an enemy to The Black Woman. Using perseverance, tenacity, intelligence, and faith, she turned the law into a weapon to combat discrimination, a prestigious occupation, and a platform from which she could lift others as she rose. This is a book for every reader.

"Njinga Mbandi (1581-1663), Queen of Ndongo and Matamba,defined much of the history of 18th century Angola. A dept diplomat, skillful negotiator and formidable tactician, Njinga resisted Portugal's colonial designs tenaciously until her death in 1663."--Cover, page

Queen Nzingha (The People's Queen) by Akua Agusi and Donnette Black is the biography of Queen Nzingha of Africa. Nzingha was the daughter of N'Dambi Kiluanji, the chief of Ngola. She was different from his other daughters. The ancestor priest told him that she would be a ruler one day.

The eastern and western worlds came together when Princess Nzingha of Kongo-Kingdom and Lord Andrew Barton of Tantallon Scotland both survived unpleasant circumstances, which led them to an unknown island. Princess Nzingha defied her Father by fleeing home to search for her lover, as she believed him to be exiled after her Father found out about a Scandal that involved his daughter, the Princess, and his high-ranked soldier. The night she left home, Pirates invaded their shores, placing the Princess in captivity. Her bravery and fighting skills aided her escape, allowing her to find refuge on an unknown Island. Meanwhile, a ship's Captain named Lord Barton is thrown from his ship while battling a catastrophic storm in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The two strangers become companions as they are forced to fight against Natives who fought to protect the Island from foreigners. While on the Island, the two grow a strong companionship, as Nzingha finds peace in Lord Barton after being captured and almost sold into slavery. When the two find their way off the Island. A decision has to be made. Will the Princess follow the Captain to his Homelands? Or will she return home to face the hurt her Father has caused? Her decision to travel with Drake to his homeland ends in chaos when Lord Barton's rapacious uncle captures her and forces the Princess to take him to a cave made of jewels in her mother's homeland in Africa. In an attempt to rescue Princess Nzingha from his uncle, Lord Barton is forced to meet Nzingha's Father, an angry King. Their introduction does not end well, as Nzingha is forced to choose between being her Father's heir or following her lover back to Scotland.