Ariel the Little Mermaid is part of your … historically inaccurate … world. “The Little Mermaid” is being criticized by a prominent diversity advocate for its erasure of slavery in the ...

Precious Avery remembers just how rare it was to see Black characters on television growing up, so she started recording as her 3-year-old, Emery, absorbed the trailer for the new “Little ...

After “The Little Mermaid,” Disney continued to find success with its animated film musicals, often with Ashman and Menken employing Black musical traditions. The Genie in Disney’s 1992 hit ...

Seeing little Black girls in red wigs and mermaid dresses snapped me out of my thoughts. It made me think about the first time I saw "Do the Right Thing." That feeling you get when you realize ...

Following the teaser trailer for the live-action version of Disney's The Little Mermaid, parents of young Black girls are posting videos across social media of their children's reactions to seeing ...

Boston Globe culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt shares her personal connection to the new live-action adaptation of “The Little Mermaid.” My mama never knew what it meant to be a Black girl.

She's a "Black Ariel," Syiah said. Parker said, "I never watched Black Ariel, only the other Ariel." "The Little Mermaid" is more than just a Disney character. "She has locks; she's natural.

When I was growing up in the 1990s, the Black girls in my neighborhood had VHS watch parties featuring "The Little Mermaid." We persuaded our parents to buy us "Little Mermaid' comforter sets and ...

said the upcoming remake of The Little Mermaid starring Halle Bailey “matters for little black girls who can see themselves on the screen.” Jalondra Davis, an assistant professor of English at ...

Tracey Baptiste's new book, "Mermaid and Pirate," debuted on April 4. Less than two months away from the anticipated release of "The Little Mermaid" starring Halle Bailey, a Trinidadian author has ...