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‘Power Rangers’ Alum Responds To Writer Who Called Black & Yellow Rangers Casting “A Mistake”
Despite the perception of racial insensitivity in his casting, Walter Emanuel Jones is proud to have originated the role of ...
‘Power Rangers' Star Walter Emanuel Jones Says Playing Black Ranger Was a ‘Milestone' After Writer Called It a ‘Mistake' for Being a Stereotype: ‘It Was an Honor'
"Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers" star Walter Emanuel Jones is responding to head writer Tony Oliver, who said in the new ...
“Power Rangers' ”Walter Emanuel Jones Speaks Out After Writer Calls His Casting 'a Mistake'
Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers actor Walter Emanuel Jones says “it was an honor” to play Black Ranger Zack Taylor in the ’90s ...
The racially charged casting decision that a Power Rangers writer apologized for years later
Tony Oliver, head writer of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, thinks it was a mistake to cast two of the actors from the first ...
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‘Power Rangers’ Writer Regrets Show’s Awkward Race Casting
Saban's Power Rangers attend preview day at San Diego Comic-Con 2017 at San Diego Convention Center on July 19, 2017 in San ...
Black Ranger Walter Emanuel Jones reacts to writer calling Black and Yellow Power Rangers casting 'a mistake'
Black Ranger Walter Emanuel Jones weighed in on a 'Power Rangers' writer calling the potentially problematic casting of Black ...
‘Power Rangers’ writer admits casting black, Asian actors as Black Ranger, Yellow Rangers was ‘such a mistake’ — but star disagrees
Head writer Tony Oliver claimed he never connected the dots about the stereotypes until his assistant “pointed it out in a ...
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"It was an honor"— Power Rangers star Walter Jones responds to writer saying they made "a mistake" casting Black and Yellow Rangers
Walter Jones, best known as the original Black Ranger from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, is speaking out after the show's ...
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Power Rangers writer regrets Black, Yellow Ranger casting: ‘It was such a mistake’
"It was such a mistake," Oliver said. He described Zack as the character who "seemed to have the swagger of the group," while ...
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The troubled, colorful history of the “Power Rangers” franchise
In 1993, pop culture was introduced to a franchise that would fascinate children’s television with a fresh take on superhero ...
Power Rangers Writer Regrets Casting Black And Asian Actors As Black And Yellow Rangers
The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers attend Comic-Con International at the San Diego Convention Center on July 22, 2010 in San ...
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POWER RANGERS Writer Reflects on Casting Controversy: “It Was Such a Mistake”
Decades after Mighty Morphin Power Rangers first hit the airwaves in 1993, one of the key creatives behind the show is ...