The "Santa Experience," an annual event held at the mall in Bloomington, Minn., includes the most diverse group of Santas, including Santa Pat, a Santa who is Black. Santa Allan Siu, the mall’s ...

For too long, representations of “many different and important figures just had one race, which is White.” But when Walker started to look for a Black Santa near her Oxon Hill home ...

But this was no violent night between a white and Black Santa at Montgomery’s riverfront more than four months after a large-scale brawl erupted at the same spot that generated national ...

But I also realized that was a conscious decision made by my parents to have us visit a Black Santa, realizing that when most people go to a mall, they're expecting to see a white Santa Claus.

"That's the comfort he felt with us." Mrs. Black Santa, who goes by Alicia Woodard when she's not wearing her red dress and white wig, shared the child's problem with his family, who didn't know ...

Black Santa will be available for pictures Nov. 15-16 and Dec. 14-15. White Santa will be available on all other days through Dec. 24. When activist and advocate Kamora Herrington saw the sign ...

Black Santa Houston touches further on being a beacon of representation during the holidays. The man behind the white beard in the Texas city is Kelvin Douglas, who took on the role after a desire ...

The couple takes pride in pushing beyond the traditional white Santa role and providing more than just a lap to sit on. This is a business focused on spreading inclusivity. “We want our Black ...

The growing embrace of Black Santa representations ... establishing the now-familiar image of a white-bearded, jolly figure. While this version of Santa became a cultural icon, it did little ...