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gravityeyelidsvia http://ift.tt/2aIPasu:Nzingha Prescod: 'Yes, there are black fencers':
rejectedprincesses:
You live up to who you’re told you are. I’m named after a 17th-century queen from Angola, Nzinga Mbande. During the colonial period, the Europeans would try to come to Africa and take their land, and she defended her territory. I think it’s not a coincidence that I’m named Nzingha and I go off with my sword and fight people for my country. I was always told that I’m a strong woman, and I was named after a strong woman, and I think it’s not a coincidence that I’ve become this top fencer.
Nzinga Mbande was covered on RP as one of the first twelve I ever wrote about! See her entry right here.
Heads up: the ESPN article linked has artistic nudity in it – nothing shown, but may be NSFW, depending on where you work. It is far and away the best interview on the web with her, but yeah - the pics may be an issue for some.
rejectedprincesses:
You live up to who you’re told you are. I’m named after a 17th-century queen from Angola, Nzinga Mbande. During the colonial period, the Europeans would try to come to Africa and take their land, and she defended her territory. I think it’s not a coincidence that I’m named Nzingha and I go off with my sword and fight people for my country. I was always told that I’m a strong woman, and I was named after a strong woman, and I think it’s not a coincidence that I’ve become this top fencer.
Nzinga Mbande was covered on RP as one of the first twelve I ever wrote about! See her entry right here.
Heads up: the ESPN article linked has artistic nudity in it – nothing shown, but may be NSFW, depending on where you work. It is far and away the best interview on the web with her, but yeah - the pics may be an issue for some.
