Dr. Gwen Nally and Dr. Mary Hamil Gilbert, both university professors, published an op-ed titled "Fear of a Black Cleopatra" upon the release of the series Wednesday. The series’ first trailer ...

“Cleopatra was Greek, meaning that she was light-skinned, not black,” the archaeologist told the Al-Masry al-Youm newspaper, per a BBC report on Wednesday.

The reason? “Queen Cleopatra” depicts the legendary monarch as Black. Cleopatra, who died in 30 B.C., remains a source of pride for disparate communities.

Cleopatra VII, who was the last Queen of ancient Egypt's Ptolemaic dynasty, ruled from 51 B.C. until her death in 31 B.C. Universal Images Group via Getty Images ...

Netflix just launched its 'Queen Cleopatra' docudrama series, which depicts the Egyptian queen as Black. Now, Egypt is producing a version that doesn't.

Netflix’s “Queen Cleopatra" series director Tina Gharavi defended the choice to portray the historical figure as Black following several allegations of "blackwashing." ...

Netflix announced that Hollywood star and activist Jada Pinkett Smith's docuseries on Cleopatra is set to stream on May 10 with the historically racially ambiguous queen depicted as black ...

Was Egypt’s Queen Cleopatra Black? That’s the hotly debated question surrounding Netflix’s “Queen Cleopatra,” a drama-documentary series about the pharaonic ruler narrated and executive ...

But “Queen Cleopatra” merits both approaches, along with pinpointing the business reasons we’re seeing another take on her tale instead a different great Black woman’s profile.