the princess is finally revealed. “She’s Black?” asks Ke’Iona Shanks, who turns 8 next week. “Yay!” Ariel, portrayed in Disney’s previous film as white with fire-engine-red hair and ...

Thomas and Lillias White — performed ... playing the first Black live-action Disney princess. But the trailer also sparked anger and dismay among fans who felt that Ariel was written to be ...

Because I don't think it's strange to question why the first Black Ariel had a European (white ... in "The Princess and the Frog." Maybe Disney doesn't believe in Black fairy tales?

On July 13, 2019, Halle Bailey was announced as Ariel in the live-action ... representation is being taken from white audiences is ridiculous. If white people are seeking to see themselves in the form ...

Sept 16 (Reuters) - When Shannon and Chandra LaNier showed their children the trailer for "The Little Mermaid" featuring Black American singer Halle Bailey as Ariel, they were met with screams of ...

As Halle Bailey prepares to swim up and grab her crown as the next Disney princess, the brand’s newest ship, The Wish, celebrates the melanated mermaid and all things Black. The newest addition ...

At the World Premiere of Disney’s Snow White in Los Angeles, Disney Legend Jodi Benson, who voiced Ariel in the ... is spectacular," Benson expressed. "Princess to princess, welcome to the ...