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Never mind that the neighborhood is under the sea. It wasn’t enough that Black people had to integrate cities and towns and schools and work places and institutions. Now we have to integrate the ocean ...

When Halle Bailey was cast in the live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid,” some critics blasted the decision, proclaiming Princess Ariel could not possibly be Black. But one professor who studies ...

Mermaids have become a cultural phenomenon, and clashes about mermaids and race have spilled out into the open. This is most pointedly apparent in the backlash over Disney’s much-anticipated “The ...

King Togbe Yedy, one of the heads of the convent of the Temple of Mami Wata, poses in front of an altar at the Temple in Ouidah, Benin, on Jan. 11, 2025. Credit - Marco Longari—AFP/Getty Images In the ...

Tracy Morgan has defended the casting of Black actress Halle Bailey in The Little Mermaid following the widespread racist backlash but cracked some jokes at the movie's expense. "Some people are ...

One of the best examples of the Soulslike formula to appear in quite some time, it’s certainly fair to say that I fell in love with the boundless, grim charm of Moonscars when it arrived back in ...