Egyptians Aren’t Happy About It. A new exhibit in a Dutch museum explores how Black musicians have drawn inspiration and pride from the idea that ancient Egypt was an African culture.

Netflix on Wednesday finally released its polarizing “African Queens” docu-series “Queen Cleopatra,” which depicts the Egyptian ruler as Black. But Egypt has already launched ...

Cleopatra VII, who was the last Queen of ancient Egypt's Ptolemaic dynasty, ruled from 51 B.C. until her death in 31 B.C. Universal Images Group via Getty Images ...

The dancers Sidra Bell and AJ Libert rehearsing in the performance gallery of “Flight into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt, 1876–Now,” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.