THROWBACK THURSDAY: SHAKA ZULU

Let's play a little word association:  Roots is to Americans as ______________ is to Africans. If you guessed Shaka Zulu , you'd be right!


This 1986 television series tells the  story of  Shaka from birth,  to his reign as the warrior king, and *spoiler alert* his death...I mean he was born in 1787 and the movie is from 1986, so you kind of saw that coming, right?

I highly recommend everyone see this movie, whether you're African or not. You should know that there is a creepy witch doctor in the film, who still gives me nightmares. You've been warned.

Here's a clip of Shaka training for battle.