In our view, "African Queens: Njinga" places extremely heavy emphasis on celebrating identity and empowerment over nuanced character exploration or deeper storytelling. The show prioritizes race and gender as defining features, sometimes at the expense of narrative complexity. The educational intent often feels secondary to affirming modern ideological values.

The series recasts traditional power structures, elevating Njinga with strong modern feminist overtones. Masculinity, including native and colonial male roles, is often portrayed as aggressive or regressive. The show updates cultural interpretations to align with contemporary themes, rather than presenting them in their original context.

Alternative or more traditional worldviews get minimal sincere representation; instead, dissenting perspectives are depicted through negative colonial, patriarchal figures. The overall tone feels unified behind a modern ideological message, with little room for cultural pluralism or balanced debate.