Some Egyptians complained that the feature was appropriating their culture and rewriting their history, primarily because Cleopatra is portrayed by a Black woman in the film.

Egyptian authorities are calling out Netflix for allegedly “blackwashing” Queen Cleopatra in Jada Pinkett Smith’s new docuseries. “Cleopatra was Greek, meaning that she was light-skinned ...

He said that the only Egyptian rulers known to have been Black are the Kushite kings of the 25th dynasty (747-656 BC), and he accused Netflix of “trying to provoke confusion by spreading false ...

Egyptians and others are upset a Black actress stars in Netflix's 'Queen Cleopatra' NPR's Michel Martin talks to Rebecca Futo Kennedy, associate professor at Denison University, ...

Egyptians are outraged over the "Blackwashing" of Netflix's "Queen Cleopatra." An anti-Black attorney has filed a lawsuit.

For many Egyptians, the pharaohs — whose skin color and ancestry are still a matter of scientific debate — were Egyptian, not African. The Black American comedian Kevin Hart was forced to ...

“When we say, in general, that the ancient Egyptians were Black and, more specifically, that Cleopatra was Black,” Dr. Haley wrote, “we claim them as part of a culture and history that has ...

Cleopatra was Egyptian — whether Black or brown matters less. The controversy over the queen’s skin colour in Netflix’s docudrama takes away from her powerful legacy.