Black animated characters have been a presence on TV for decades. However, they aren’t always highly regarded or praised like their white counterparts.

When white people play Black cartoon characters, they rob actors like us of our voices. Adam Maida / for NBC News. July 5, 2020, 2:53 PM EDT. By Rudy Gaskins and Joan Baker.

A Black character on a show centered on white characters, Miranda’s presence was crucial. Her complicated relationship with the protagonist, Ginger, highlighted themes of insecurity, bullying ...

White people will no longer voice non-white "Simpsons" roles after "Big Mouth" and "Central Park" promised to recast Jenny Slate and Kristen Bell.

I love this character, but people of color should play characters of color,” he wrote on Twitter. It’s been an honor to play Cleveland on Family Guy for 20 years.

White, cisgender actor David Herman voiced the black, transgender character Marshmallow on Bob’s Burgers until last week, when its creator Loren Bouchard, after announcing Kristen Bell’s exit ...

These cartoon characters scream Black excellence, so here are the best black cartoon characters to ever be created: 1. Huey and Riley Freeman. Adult Swim / Via giphy.com. Show: The Boondocks I can ...

But Missy is also Black and Black characters on an animated show should be played by Black people,” Slate wrote in a statement she released Wednesday on her Instagram page. “6161730892001” ...

On June 24, actors Kristen Bell and Jenny Slate separately announced they would no longer voice their respective Black characters on animated shows.. Comedian Jenny Slate has played Missy Foreman ...