When these girls see a Black mermaid, they see themselves. "Sometimes I feel like a mermaid when I’m swimming," Sidney said. "I go really deep down into the pool." Ariel isn’t just for kids.

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But as Murphy and other young Black and brown girls head to theaters this weekend to see “The Little Mermaid,” they’ll find an Ariel that is very much a reflection of themselves.

Following the teaser trailer for the live-action version of Disney's The Little Mermaid, parents of young Black girls are posting videos across social media of their children's reactions to seeing ...

Disney has had only one prominent Black princess. A new version of “The Little Mermaid” starring Halle Bailey is changing that, much to the delight of Black children and their parents.

My 3-year-old’s poor, unfortunate soul. On Saturday, the family Maglio — me, my wife, and our two daughters, aged 3 and 6 — reclined for the 2:45 P.M. showing of “The Little Mermaid” at ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mermaid dolls, check. Matching shirts, check. On Friday, four Kansas City girls — Aminah and Syiah Muhammad, and Parker and Sidney Strother — had it all and were ready to ...