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‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers’ Head Writer Laments Racially Insensitive Casting Of Leads: “Such A Mistake”
First premiering on Fox Kids in 1993, the superhero series saw Walter Emanuel Jones originate the character of Zack Taylor, the Black Power Ranger, and Thuy Trang play the character of Trini Kwan ...
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‘Power Rangers’ writer says it was “mistake” to cast Asian and Black actors as Yellow and Black Rangers
I play Zack. I’m Black, and I play the Black Ranger – go figure.” In other Power Rangers news, last year Austin St. John, who played Jason Lee Scott, the original Red Ranger, launched a ...
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“Power Rangers” Writer Admits Casting Black and Asian Actors as Black Ranger and Yellow Ranger Was ‘Such a Mistake’
"Dark Side of the Power Rangers" also features footage recorded by stunt coordinator Jeff Pruitt. In one clip, Jones tells the camera, "My name's Walter Jones, I play Zack. I'm Black, and I play ...