A coffin made to resemble a mermaid at a Ga funeral. The Ga people live along the southeast coast of Ghana. Eye Ubiquitous/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Mermaids have become a cultural ...

The long-awaited live-action “The Little Mermaid” movie, featuring Halle Bailey, has finally dropped. With such high anticipation for the movie, it is bound to have influence in areas that transcend ...

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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 ...

As parents recorded them, big smiles, giggles and tears filled the eyes of young Black girls as they reacted to seeing Halle Bailey as Ariel in the teaser trailer of the new live action, Disney’s “The ...

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 institutions. Now we have to integrate the ocean ...

Trevor Noah took aim at the racist backlash to Disney’s live-action “The Little Mermaid” trailer on Thursday’s “The Daily Show,” wondering why we’re all doing this again. Shortly after racist backlash ...

Tracy Morgan has defended the casting of Black actress Halle Bailey in The Little Mermaid following the widespread racist backlash but cracked some jokes at the movie's expense. "Some people are ...

Mermaids have become a cultural phenomenon, and clashes about mermaids and race have spilled out into the open. This is most pointedly apparent in the backlash over Disney’s much-anticipated “The ...

Afro Mermaid actually started off as a merchandise store focused on Black representation. Melanated mermaids with afro puffs, locs and braids adorned their clothing. The store popped off due to people ...