Cartoons have long played a pivotal role in shaping childhoods, and many people continue to enjoy them well into adulthood.

Who are the most beloved black cartoon characters? Check out this article to discover how they've shaped TV history through storytelling and cultural representation.

most of the animated film characters who preceded him, Mickey had a black body and head, large white eyeballs, and a white area around the mouth -- all characteristic of African Americans as ...

But “Soul” is only the fourth American animated feature to make Black characters the leads ... racist design tropes that were used to mock African-Americans.” He recalled that when he ...

ETIENNE KELLICI: (As Charlie Brown) Of course I do, Franklin. MARTIN: Franklin was the first African American character in the "Peanuts" comic strip. He debuted in print in 1969. A MARTÍNEZ ...

African and African American children don’t have many opportunities ... Nigerian animator Adamu Waziri decided to create change with his animated educational cartoon “Bino and Fino.” ...

He notched another benchmark in 2019 as the first African American to win an animated feature Academy ... while lead characters designers stand at 7% and lead storyboard artists at 3%.

It also presents the first African-American princess ... back hand-drawn animation," he says. "The Princess and the Frog" is also getting attention for elevating a black character to the "princess ...