Disney+ has just dropped the highly-anticipated trailer for their forthcoming short film, “The Shepherd,” set to premiere on December 1. This Christmas drama, backed by the producing prowess of Academy Award winner Alfonso Cuarón, stars John Travolta as a mysterious rescue pilot who comes to the aid of a young Royal Air Force flyer stranded […]
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Cleopatra’s African Heritage in Netflix Docudrama Sparks Uproar in Egypt
Netflix’s upcoming docudrama “Queen Cleopatra,” featuring Britain’s Adele James portraying the first-century Egyptian ruler with African roots, is causing controversy in Egypt. Egyptian academics argue that Cleopatra, born in Alexandria in 69 BC and part of a Greek-speaking dynasty, was of European descent and not Black. A complaint has been filed by an Egyptian lawyer, […]