The fact remains Newell and her boyfriend, who played Santa, were the first black couple presented as Santa and Mrs. Claus in the 40-year history of the event.

It’s really not worth getting into it about the race of Santa Claus, who I am pretty sure can be whatever color you want him to be -- because that’s just how damn magical he is. As Americans ...

A couple in Oregon believes the demise of their 8-foot tall inflatable black Santa Claus yard decoration may have been racially motivated.

For Phyllis Sartor and her 3-year-old grandson, Jesse, Santa Claus isn’t the face of a national debate over race and ethnicity, he’s the symbol of Christmas and the holiday spirit.

Sneaking Santa Claus double entendres into pop songs seems to have been quite the vogue around this time. In 1960 Ella Fitzgerald sang about “fat and round” Santa Claus who “got stuck in my ...

Santa Claus sits proudly in a chair at the Hayti Heritage Center on Fayetteville Street. He wears a jolly red suit, hat trimmed in white fur and black boots.

December 18, 2013 Santa Claus and White Racial Panic The current debate around Santa’s racial identity is mostly silly—but it reveals some deep-seated fears around the loss of white identity.

Daniel Kibblesmith, a comedy writer, is producing a new children’s book with Harper Design that will feature Santa Claus like you’ve never seen him before: as a black, gay man in an ...

That's one reason why the family came to see this Santa and Mrs. Claus, who are Black. "We wanted to show her that she can be anything she wants to be," Larry Williams said.

Mississippi’s Edgewater Mall has never hired a Black Santa, but Gulfport, Biloxi photographers & event organizers coordinate Black Santa photo shoots, events.

This year, Black-owned brand Sunny&Ted blessed my family with a cookie dish in Santa’s image, along with cups and a platter featuring drawings of lithe Black dancers performing “The Nutcracker.” ...