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There goes the neighborhood. Never mind that the neighborhood is under the sea. It wasn’t enough that Black people had to integrate cities and towns and schools and work places and institutio… ...
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 ...
The Little Mermaid, 2023 (Disney)“Last thing, and then I’ll put this to rest,” I said, “You know Morgan Freeman is still alive, and James Earl Jones is putting in work, and my favorite ...
Cultural Impact Is Defining the Success of ‘The Little Mermaid’ (Commentary) Despite racial and misogynistic attacks, the film’s impact goes beyond the screen ...
Cynics and racists have been dumping all over Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” since the 2019 announcement that a Black girl, Halle Bailey, would play the iconic princess Ariel in its latest ...
After a trailer of “The Little Mermaid” was released, aside from the vitriol, videos went viral of young Black girls thrilled to see a Disney princess with a complexion that matched their own ...
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 ...
After a trailer of “The Little Mermaid” was released, aside from the vitriol, videos went viral of young Black girls thrilled to see a Disney princess with a complexion that matched their own.
Off the shores of Black Conch, an imagined island in the Caribbean, in 1976, two American white men and a crew of Black island sailors hook a mermaid and wrestle her out of the water.
Trevor Noah dismantled the racist response to Disney's live-action Little Mermaid, arguing Disney already introduced a Black mermaid 30 years ago.
We’re diving into the Black mermaid culture that’s reminding us that we were always “part of that world” – cause our history literally says so. – Starr.
Afro Mermaid actually started off as a merchandise store focused on Black representation. Melanated mermaids with afro puffs, locs and braids adorned their clothing.
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