A "tsunami" of backlash has erupted following director Christopher Nolan’s decision to cast Black actress Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy. The Hollywood director has taken a "reimagined" approach to Homer’s epics in his film The Odyssey, which was...
Hollywood actress Lupita Nyong'o has been selected to play Goddess Athena in Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey, a move that could rekindle the debate over the alleged "blackwashing" in cinema.
The daughter of a Kenyan politician Nyong'o is...
A new Netflix documentary, Queen Cleopatra, exploring the life of the legendary ruler of Egypt, has come under fire for historical revisionism. The documentary has been criticized for "blackwashing" due to the decision to depict Cleopatra as black, despite...
