The Walt Disney Co. has started production on an animated musical fairy tale called “The Frog Princess,” which will be set in New Orleans and feature the Walt Disney Studio’s first black ...

Dec. 28, 2009— -- When Disney set out to make history by creating the first black animated princess in "The Princess and the Frog," there were plenty of early critics and naysayers who ...

In 2009, Disney released their groundbreaking film The Princess and the Frog, and for the first time, the heroine was a Black young woman named Tiana.For Black girls and grown women alike, the ...

Here are eight Black female cartoon characters who truly left a mark. Penny Proud from “The Proud Family” Penny Proud, the star of “The Proud Family,” was a game-changer for Black girls.

Disney animators Bruce Smith and Randy Haycock reveal some of the thinking behind "The Princess and the Frog," Disney's first black princess and its return to traditional hand-drawn animation.

Walt Disney Co. plans an animated film it bills as "an American fairy tale" that will feature the first black princess created by the studio. CBC Arts · Posted: Mar 09, 2007 11:43 AM EST | Last ...

The Princess And The Frog. The Princess and the Frog is Disney’s first animated film featuring a Black princess. Tiana (Anika Noni Rose) dreams of opening a restaurant in New Orleans, but she ...

BlackNews.com – Set for an early release in 2014, “The Secret Princess” – a feature animation film by TransTales Entertainment, is a captivating romantic love story full of adventure ...

Because if a Black cartoon princess is marketable, it’s hard to say a Black actress or any other Black woman isn’t. If the First Lady is selling J. Crew, ...

Judging by the snippets of footage released so far, Disney's forthcoming New Orleans-set animated fairy tale "The Princess and the Frog" would appear to be a lovingly crafted affair, casting the ...

Instead of playing a princess, Beyoncé has voiced the role of Queen Tara in 20th Century Fox’s 2013 CG-animated fantasy adventure Epic. She’s also starred in the voice-over role of Nala in ...