the just-released trailer for Soul gives viewers their first look at Pixar’s first African-American lead character, Joe Gardner, voiced by Jamie Foxx. And the Oscar-winning actor couldn’t wait ...

ATLANTA — A tribute to young African-American girls is capturing the hearts of thousands on social media as an Atlanta photography duo collaborated with a creative visionary to re-imagine fictional ...

Now for the first time - the fairest of them all - will be African American ... senior editor at "Blackvoices.com." Disney says as with any film, the characters are evolving as the story develops.

Now 81, Norman still works for Disney, where he has plied his ... of growing up in Philadelphia and featured a cast of African-American characters. "Keep in mind that Bill Cosby, who created ...

The attraction dedicated to Disney’s first African American and first American princess ... After all, Princess Tiana’s character is inspired by a real person, Chef Leah Chase of Dooky Chase ...

The team dressed young African-American girls as Disney princess characters with an urban royalty spin, featuring Kente fabrics, lush satins, and crowns fit for queens-in-the-making. For the ...

It was Walt Disney’s favorite city in the world. … Out of that, it seemed natural that the heroine would be African-American.” Discussion of the character’s race had some of the film’s ...

The team dressed young African-American girls as Disney princess characters with an urban royalty spin, featuring Kente fabrics, lush satins, and crowns fit for queens-in-the-making. For the ...