re: Netflix Sued in Egypt for Casting Black Woman As Cleopatra

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but why are they required to portray historical figures as racially accurate?

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They aren't required to do anything...at least in the US. That said, the show is not presented as a work of fiction. It's presented as a factual documentary. Ergo, don't you thin the "facts" should be as accurate as possible to be considered a credible work?

As was alluded to in the video posted above, there is no "requirement" that a black actor portray a non-fictional person such as MLK. But would you put any sort of credibility into a biography of MLK with Ryan Gosling playing the role of MLK? As best, people of all races would laugh at such as being ridiculous. More likely, you would have countless "advocacy groups" and the media shuddering in outrage that a white man was portraying a black historical figure and demanding its immediate removal from society. Yet, that is exactly what is happening here.

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but why are they required to portray historical figures as racially accurate?
I certainly understand that the casting director would prefer to be accurate, but it shouldn't be mandatory.

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Okay. I'm sure this would be considered completely acceptable.

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historical figures as racially accurate

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If it is based on perceived factual history then it should depict the historical characters as accurately as possible.

Their would be an uproar if MLK was portrayed by a Hispanic, Asian, or white man.