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Kuwasi Balagoon was a New Afrikan Anarchist who viewed Black Americans as a “subjugated nation” that deserved to resist the conditions forced onto them.

Egypt’s officials have banished a team of Dutch archaeologists from working in the country following a controversial ‘Kemet’ exhibition likening ancient Egyptian figures to modern American artists. The focus of the exhibition ‘Kemet. Egypt in hip-hop, jazz, soul & funk’ is on ancient Egypt influencing primarily black musicians such as Nas, Beyoncé and Rihanna. The

Netflix docudrama series on the Egyptian queen’s life has landed in controversy because Cleopatra is portrayed by a Black woman in the film.

Egypt has announced its own high-budget documentary about Queen Cleopatra VII, challenging Netflix's controversial documentary about the same subject. The documentary will be produced by newly-launched channel Al-Watha’eqeya (The Documentary), according to an announcement on the channel's Facebook page on April 30. “Al-Watha’eqeya have started preparations for the production of a documentary film about Queen

A lawyer in Egypt recently sued streaming service Netflix for falsely depicting Cleopatra in its newest show as a Black woman. Attorney Mahmoud al-Semary filed the complaint against the streaming [...]

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