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As Jada Pinkett-Smith’s voice floats in the background of a succession of images representing historical figure Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt, viewers are introduced to the queen’s story in a sequence of scenes brimming with a dramatic undertone. Professor Shelley P.Haley, the first interviewee, then sets the tone for the rest of the documentary by

Were the ancient Egyptians Black? A Dutch museum show's King Tut mask and Netflix's Cleopatra documentary reignite a long running controversy

Furore over casting a black actor to play Cleopatra could help filmmakers and showrunners — and their audiences — understand that for true diversity, they would need to do more than just check the “race” box