Salon: The question isn’t why cast a Black Cleopatra but rather why not profile another African queen?
The question isn’t why cast a Black Cleopatra but rather why not profile another African queen?
Los Angeles Times: After backlash to Netflix’s Black ‘Queen Cleopatra,’ Egypt plans counterprogramming
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 ...
For years, Black people have been putting their own spin on Halloween classics, from notable historical figures like Cleopatra to characters like Stacey Dash in “Clueless,” Chadwick Boseman in “Black ...
Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (Koine Greek: Κλεοπάτρα Θεά Φιλοπάτωρ, lit. 'Cleopatra father-loving goddess'; [note 4] 70/69 BC – 10 or 12 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and the last active Hellenistic pharaoh. [note 5] A member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, she was a descendant of its founder Ptolemy I Soter, a Macedonian Greek ...
Cleopatra was the last active ruler of ancient Egypt, intrigued powerful men like Julius Caesar and Mark Antony while navigating political intrigue in her quest to maintain Egyptian independence.
Cleopatra VII ruled ancient Egypt as co-regent (first with her father, then with her two younger brothers and finally with her son) for almost three decades. She was part of a dynasty of ...