I'm Black, and I play the black Ranger — go figure," he says in a clip from the "Dark Side of the Power Rangers." The original Yellow Ranger was played by Thuy Trang.

‘Power Rangers’ writer admits casting black, Asian actors as Black Ranger, Yellow Rangers was ‘such a mistake’ — but star disagrees By Jacki Thrapp Published April 10, 2025, 2:26 a.m. ET ...

Jones himself had joked about the casting of a Black actor as the Black Power Ranger, according to footage from the documentary. “My name’s Walter Jones, I play Zack.

It wasn’t a mistake; it was a milestone. It was an honor." Jones made his Black Ranger debut on Fox Kids' Mighty Morphin Power Rangers in 1993 and appeared across all two seasons.

Walter Emanuel Jones, the actor best known for his role as the Black Power Ranger in the 1990s “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers,” has rejected the notion that casting a Black actor in the role ...

Jones himself had joked about the casting of a Black actor as the Black Power Ranger, according to footage from the documentary. “My name’s Walter Jones, I play Zack.

Walter Emanuel Jones is proud to be the original Black Power Ranger, regardless of what the show’s former writer thinks. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers star said “it was an honor” to ...

Walter Emanual Jones, best known for his role as the Black Power Ranger in the 1990s "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers," has rejected the notion that casting a Black actor in the role was a mistake.