Queen Nanny narrated by Funmilola Fagbamila by Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: The Podcast

Once upon a time, there was a girl who couldn’t be captured. Her name was Nanny. In the jungles of Jamaica, escaped slaves called maroons lived together in colonies, and “Queen Nanny,” as they called her, was one of their leaders. Helped along by her ancestors and the strength of her people, Nanny taught slaves to use the environment to their advantage and fight back. Queen Nanny’s legacy continues to inspire activists and rebels to this day.

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About the Narrator:

Funmilola Fagbamila is a Nigerian American scholar, activist, playwright and artist. She currently serves as an adjunct professor of Pan African Studies at California State University, Los Angeles. As an original member of the Black Lives Matter Movement, Funmilola has been organizing with BLM since its inception in 2013. Her most recent theatrical production was featured in the 2018 Netflix Documentary, “Feminists.”

Credits:

This episode of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls is produced by Elena Favilli, Joy Fowlkes, and Meg Murnane, with writing by Corinne Purtill and narration by Funmilola Fagbamila. Jestine Ware edited all scripts. Sound design and original theme music by Elettra Bargiacchi.

Resources:
The Iron Thorn by Carey Robinson
The Mother of Us All by Karla Gottlieb
Wars of Respect by Kamau Brathwaite
Maroon Story by Beverly Carey
The Rebel Woman in the British West Indies During Slavery by Lucille Mathurin Mair
True-Born Maroons by Kenneth Bilby
War and Peace with the Maroons by Philip Wright (Caribbean Quarterly)
Queen Nanny: Legendary Maroon Chieftainess (2016 film)