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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Netflix‘s forthcoming project, African Queens: Queen Cleopatra, has caused a stir among Egyptian experts for depicting her as ...

Netflix on Wednesday finally released its polarizing "African Queens" docu-series "Queen Cleopatra," which depicts the Egyptian ruler as Black. But Egypt has already launched counterprogramming plans ...

The EP behind Netflix‘s Queen Cleopatra docu-drama has defended the casting of an actor of mixed heritage descent in the title role, stating that Adele James reflects the “multicultural nature of ...

The Ptolemaic queen of Egypt was a reason for a heated discussion when, in 2020, Gal Gadot was cast as Cleopatra in a Paramount Pictures’ film that never went to production. Apart from some media ...

Who knew that Cleopatra could still inspire fierce debates two millennia after her death? Netflix has come under criticism from the Egyptian government for casting a Black actress, Adele James, to ...

Few creative selections kick conversational hornet’s nests like a producer’s decision to cast a person of color in a role long associated with whiteness. Choosing biracial actor Adele James to play ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Netflix has a new glossy docuseries full of sex, gore, and Game of Thrones-esque political drama. African Queens: Njinga brings one of the most fascinating warrior queens ...

In the traditions of the Yoruba people, the wind is not just weather—it is the breath of a powerful queen. Oya is the formidable Orisha of the cemetery gates, the lightning bolt, and the ...

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