· the mighty morphin power rangers alum recently responded to the show’s head writer tony oliver, who said “ it was such a mistake ” to cast black and asian actors as the black and yellow. · but jones , who played the beloved zack taylor — the original black ranger — isn’t here for the rewriting of history. · 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. · mighty morphin power rangers actor walter emanuel jones says “it was an honor ” to play black ranger zack taylor in the ’90s kids’ series. · walter emanuel jones , the original black ranger , said it was an honor to play the role despite the show’s writer calling his casting a mistake. · walter emanuel jones feels that suiting up to play the black ranger in “ power rangers ” was no mistake; In a statement shared on instagram, he pushed back on the notion that his casting was anything less than groundbreaking. It was an “ honor. ” He said it was an honor to be the first actor to have played the black ranger. · actor walter emanuel jones addressed the controversy and revealed how he became the black ranger. Walter emanuel jones aired his side on the mighty morphin power rangers casting controversy;