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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cleopatra (centre) is played by a black actress, Adele James, in the new Netflix docudrama series. Image courtesy Netflix During ...

She was one of the most famous rulers of Ancient Egypt and other territories across the Middle East, in addition to being one ...

The series is set to premiere May 10. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The appearance of the heroine is a falsification of ...

The Egyptian queen, shown here in a 19th-century engraving, sneaked back from exile and surprised Julius Caesar. Granger Collection, New York Cleopatra VII ruled Egypt for 21 years a generation before ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Cleopatra has generated more fame — in the form of poems, paintings, books, plays and films — per known fact than any woman in ...

Cleopatra is a famous historical figure. But how much do we really know about her? Virtually everything we’ve learned about the Egyptian’s queen’s 21-year rule and her relationships with the Roman ...

Few creative selections kick conversational hornet’s nests like a producer’s decision to cast a person of color in a role long associated with whiteness. Choosing biracial actor Adele James to play ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Netflix on Wednesday finally released its polarizing "African Queens" docu-series "Queen Cleopatra," which depicts the Egyptian ...