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Mary Lefkowitz, Professor Emerita of Classical Studies at Wellesley College, traces the main origins of the Black Cleopatra claim to the 1946 book by J. A. Rogers called World's Great Men of Color, although noting that the idea of Cleopatra as black goes back to at least the 19th century.
Aug 18, 2023 · Was Cleopatra Black or was she Greek? Born in 69 B.C., Cleopatra ruled Egypt from 51 B.C. until her death in 30 B.C. Some say she was of solely Macedonian Greek descent, whereas others argue that she was part Egyptian, making her of African descent as well.
Jan 29, 2020 · Was Cleopatra (Cleopatra VII, Queen of Egypt) a Black African queen? How would we know? Here's a summary of the evidence.
CAIRO — Egypt has accused Netflix of misrepresenting history by casting a Black woman to play Cleopatra, its most famous historical figure, in a new series.
Aug 9, 2023 · What's more, our conception of skin color as "white" or "Black" would have been foreign to the ancient people living at the time. Cleopatra VII reigned from roughly 51-30 B.C. and was the last...
The 2023 Netflix documentary series Queen Cleopatra, which appears to depict Cleopatra as black, spurred a lawsuit in Egypt claiming that the documentary was distorting the reality in order to promote Afrocentrism, and that Netflix's programs were not in line with Egyptian or Islamic values.
Apr 20, 2023 · Debates over Cleopatra’s “race” were reactivated after Netflix released a trailer for its four-part docudrama Queen Cleopatra last week, starring Adele James, a Black actor. The series is ...
