Black kids are more likely to drown while swimming than their white counterparts. Will The Little Mermaid help bridge the gap? (Illustration by Gabrielle A. Smith for Yahoo / photo by Getty Images ...

Today, a new generation of Black girls are having a similar moment with Disney’s latest live-action remake of one of its animated classics. This time around, it’s The Little Mermaid starring a ...

Leave it up to Black women to lead a nationwide effort to buy out theaters in support of Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” starring Halle Bailey. With Halle serving as Disney’s first Black ...

The live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid opened this weekend to huge success, and it’s in part to organizations like #WinWithBlackWomen (WWBW), who rallied to buyout more than 100 ...

Why the latest "Little Mermaid," played by Halle Bailey, is just one in a long line of Black mermaids. Halle Bailey as Ariel in Disney's live-action "The Little Mermaid." Disney ...

Hannah, who played mermaid Madison in the 1984 classic romantic comedy Splash, with Tom Hanks, has tweeted to support Bailey. "The little mermaid is black / I met her / there!" ...

Political commentator Matt Walsh has weighed in on the casting of Black actress Halle Bailey in The Little Mermaid, claiming it is not "scientifically" accurate. His comments have been met with ...

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On Friday, September 16, the singer posted on his personal Twitter account, "If you have a problem with someone dark skinned playing the role of a fantasy creature like Ariel the mermaid, you’re ...