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Ariel wasn’t Leianna Weaver’s favorite Disney princess growing up. But she sure is now. For Weaver’s starring as Ariel in the touring company of “Disney’s The Little Mermaid.” ...

When Ariel first splashed onto movie theater screens nationwide nearly 30 years ago, the heroine of Disney's animated film "The Little Mermaid" had a distinctive look. Enormous blue eyes dominated ...

Disney Jr.’s audience ranges from two to seven years old, making Ariel: Mermaid Tales a perfect fit for this viewership. There’s also the obvious…Ariel is a little Black mer-girl!

This predictable racism escalated even further when plans to produce a live-action version of “The Little Mermaid” were announced starring singer/actress Halle Bailey.

This year’s “The Little Mermaid,” starring a Black actress, Halle Bailey, in the role of Ariel — who is depicted as white in the beloved 1989 animated film — has made just more than $236 million ...

The Little Mermaid star Halle Bailey has revealed the lessons she learned from playing Ariel. The actress and singer played the princess in the live-action remake of the classic 1989 animation ...

That's the feeling Jessica Basto, a Houston mermaid performer with Odysea Mermaids, has about Disney's new "The Little Mermaid" movie, featuring Black actress Halle Bailey as Princess Ariel.

I'm old enough to remember the first "Little Mermaid" from back in '89 and to know that Disney princesses were historically white women. It took Disney, a company founded in 1923 all the way up ...

Disney’s live-action movie "The Little Mermaid" brought in $117.5 million at the U.S. box office in the fifth-best opening for Memorial Day weekend in history, according to Box Office Mojo.Watch ...

Eleven-year-old Leah Murphy feels empowered by Halle Bailey’s star role as Ariel in the live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid.” ...