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In the new ‘Little Mermaid,’ Black girls and moms see themselves
Shows with White casts have historically ... As turtles swam through coral reefs, an image of a mermaid appears, then Halle Bailey, a Black actress and singer, was revealed as Ariel.
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‘The Little Mermaid’s’ Black Ariel fits in the tradition of the musical
In it, Halle Bailey, playing the movie’s star mermaid ... Black live-action Disney princess. But the trailer also sparked anger and dismay among fans who felt that Ariel was written to be a ...
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Why We Can Imagine Singing Fish, But Not Black Mermaids
Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. When Disney announced that the singer and actress Halle Bailey was chosen to ...
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A Florida mermaid is healing Black people’s trauma with water
“No white man wants Black people to have power and unity because every single time they try to break Black people down, we come back every single time harder than we did before.” Afro Mermaid ...
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Disney’s Black mermaid is no breakthrough — look at the literary subgenre of Black mermaid fiction
Like "The Deep," "The Mermaid of Black Conch" explores lost ancestries and imagines alternative futures. The novel highlights the continued impact of white settlement on a fictional Caribbean ...
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A Florida mermaid is healing Black people’s trauma with water
She founded Afro Mermaid in 2019 to create space for melanated merfolk to be their authentic selves as they navigate a mostly-white industry and stereotypes like “Black people can’t swim ...