Writing of the 1949 black comedy “Kind Hearts and Coronets,” in which Alec Guinness played every member of an eccentric aristocratic family, A.N. Wilson remarked on how “an essentially sad story ...

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 ...

Netflix has been diving headlong into the lives of powerful queens, and its newest four-part docuseries on Cleopatra is no exception. Queen Cleopatra delves into the life of one of the most iconic ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Queen Cleopatra,” Netflix’s four-part documentary on perhaps the most famous Queen of Egypt, has been very poorly reviewed. On ...

Egyptian experts have criticized Netflix for “blackwashing” its upcoming docu-series about Queen Cleopatra VII. Now, they’re taking action to see that the show never airs — by banning the streaming ...

Jada Pinkett Smith’s new Netflix documentary series on Cleopatra aims to spotlight powerful African queens. “We don’t often get to see or hear stories about Black queens, and that was really important ...

Egyptians say the influential streaming service is dragging an ancient queen into a modern, and decidedly Western, debate — about Black representation in Hollywood — in which she has no real place. By ...

Egypt’s Supreme Council Of Antiquities (SCA) has added its voice to the row over the portrayal of Cleopatra as a Black woman in Netflix’s upcoming docudrama Queen Cleopatra. The casting of actress ...

This ancient queen of Palmyra conquered Egypt, captured Roman provinces, and nearly transformed her realm into an empire ...

In the 14th century BC, Queen Teje becomes the source of inspiration for a religious revolution that creates chaos in Egypt, and which may pave the way for the world's largest religions. The reign of ...