Very interesting read:

Was Cleopatra a #Black #African Queen?

Egyptian social media rips into #Netflix series for the female #pharaoh’s racial depiction

"At the risk of sounding reductive, Cleopatra was a foreign occupier who cared only about maintaining her hold on power. She (allegedly) had sex with a brother whom she later killed, brought in Roman forces to secure her throne, murdered her sister for opposing the invasion and had her dead body paraded all over #Rome. Furthermore, her claim to historical infamy was partially based on seducing two #Roman generals, causing one to be murdered and the other to kill himself. What is there to be proud of here?"

#Afrocentrism #Colonization #History

https://newlinesmag.com/argument/was-cleopatra-a-black-african-queen/