The unfortunate situation didn’t last long in terms of the show’s ongoing legacy; after the show’s second season, both Jones and Trang departed the show, and the Black Ranger was thereafter played by ...

Black Ranger Walter Emanuel Jones weighed in on a 'Power Rangers' writer calling the potentially problematic casting of Black and Yellow Ranger 'a mistake': 'It wasn't a mistake; it was a milestone.' ...

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 actor as ...

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In the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series from the '90s, a Black actor played the Black Ranger and an Asian actress was cast ...

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers head writer Tony Oliver regrets what he now views as racially insensitive casting for his Black and Asian leads, who played the Black and Yellow Power Rangers ...

Oliver reflected on the series in Investigation Discovery’s newest episode of Hollywood Demons, per Entertainment Weekly, titled “Dark Side of the Power Rangers.” At the time, he said in the ...

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 ...

Netflix's 'Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers reunion special is millennial ... Walter Emanuel Jones, who played the original Black Ranger, even joked about the choice in behind-the-scenes footage ...

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 ...