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Peres Owino Is Bringing Back Nobility in African Storytelling      

Her desire to elevate women’s voices has resulted in Peres Owino earning a whopping 12 Emmy nominations. The Kenyan American writer was the force behind African Queens: Njinga, a Netflix docudrama that tells the story of a 17th century Angolan queen, who exemplified the power and probity of African women.

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