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Power Rangers is an amazing franchise inspired by an equally impressive Japanese series, but some rangers have no ties to the ...
Adam Park and Sky Tate were exceptional rangers and part of a small group that had the makings of leaders but never got the ...
For Walter Emanuel Jones, suiting up as Black Ranger in the mega hit Power Rangers franchise was nothing short of an honor. The actor responded to headline-making comments from Mighty Morphin ...
It’s time for the truth to power up. “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” head writer Tony Oliver admitted it was a mistake to cast a Black actor in the role of the Black Power Ranger and an Asian ...
This story originally appeared on The Root, our sister site, on Tuesday, April 8. Remember the “Power Rangers”? The massive franchise launched countless sequels and spinoffs, but when it ...
For example, a Black actor, Walter Emanuel Jones, was cast as the Black Ranger and an Asian actress, Thuy Trang, was chosen to portray the Yellow Ranger. That's been discussed a lot over the ...
cast a Black actor in the role of the black Power Ranger and an Asian actor as the Yellow Ranger. The decision was widely viewed as insensitive and, in a new documentary, Oliver calls it a "mistake." ...
But the show was criticized by viewers for how the Rangers' colors were assigned: Walter Emanuel Jones, who is Black, played Zack Taylor, the Black Ranger, and Thuy Trang, who was Vietnamese ...
Despite the perception of racial insensitivity in his casting, Walter Emanuel Jones is proud to have originated the role of the Black Ranger. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers alum recently ...