331 Egypt's Dept. of Antiquity blocks eight-episode Netflix docudrama "Queen Cleopatra," due to its blatantly false depiction of Cleopatra as an afro-wearing black woman, instead of a light-skinned Greek woman. Of course, the Executive Producer is the smug, entitled Black Supremacist Jada Pinkett-Smith. (www.nbcnews.com) posted 1 year ago by CasuallyObservant 1 year ago by CasuallyObservant +331 / -0 Cleopatra was not Black, Egypt tells Netflix ahead of new series Egyptian experts reacted angrily to the upcoming series, adamant that the country's most famous queen was of Greek descent and light-skinned. 103 comments share 103 comments share save hide report block hide replies
"I'm waiting for a production of "Porgy And Bess" with an all-white cast."
We'll see that one right after the HBO production of The Martin Luther King Story, starring Jack Black.