Netflix has been accused of 'blackwashing' history by casting a black actress as Cleopatra in a new docuseries about the historically Macedonian-Greek ruler.African Queens: Queen Cleopatra stars British actress Adele James as the Egyptian ruler. Producer Jada Pinkett Smith said she wanted to tell the story because 'we don't often get to see or hear stories about black queens.'But the trailer released last week has drawn a furious backlash for featuring claims that Cleopatra was black with 'curly hair.' One historian asserts: 'I remember my grandmother saying to me: I don't care what they tell you in school, Cleopatra was black.'
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