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The most controversial aspect of Netflix’s new drama-documentary Queen Cleopatra – not least in Egypt – was the casting of a black actress, Adele James, in the title role. After all, one of the few things that seems certain about Cleopatra’s early life is that she was a Macedonian Greek. Luckily, though, the show had
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Black women’s portrayals in pop-culture is even more important at a time when Black history is ignored in school curriculums and report says Black girls are treated inequitably in PA schools
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The docuseries has been called 'completely fake' and accused of appropriating Egyptian culture
Netflix's latest docudrama was a controversy magnet before it premiered but its launch only aggravated things.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the trailer is pure clickbait. The show itself is a much more complex piece of work.