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Queen Cleopatra, produced by Jada Pinkett Smith, stars British actor Adele James as Queen Cleopatra who has dark skin.

A Bermudian actress living in the UK made headlines around the world after being cast in a Netflix show around the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra. Andira Crichlow scored the role of Arsinoe IV, the younger ...

While legend holds Cleopatra was a great beauty, her appearance and the colour of her skin are largely open to interpretation

The double standards are blatantly obvious – except, of course, to them

Executive produced by actor Jada Pinkett-Smith, this Netflix docuseries differentiates what we know about Cleopatra and what we do not.

A New York Times guest essay discussed the recent backlash behind Netflix’s “Queen Cleopatra" series that portrays the historical figure as a Black woman.

Netflix docudrama series about the Egyptian queen has sparked debate because Cleopatra is played by a Black woman in the series. Read on.

From the New York Times opinion section: Fear ...

Who plays Cleopatra in Queen Cleopatra? (Adele James bio) Find out everything there is to know about the actress that brings the Queen of Egypt to life.

For those who don’t know, the fact that a black woman, Adele James, is playing Cleopatra has annoyed everyone from scholars of Egyptian antiquity to modern-day Greeks and Egyptians