Yahoo

Actually, Black mermaids have been part of mythology for a long time

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 ...
Salon

Disney’s Black mermaid is no breakthrough — look at the literary subgenre of Black mermaid fiction

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 ...
WLRN

Disney's live action 'Little Mermaid' makes a splash with young Black girls in St. Petersburg

'Mermaid' Keara Clayton takes a photo with Lilah Jones 13, left, and Royalty Pierre 3, during the ‘Black on the Sea’ Little Mermaid screening party at the AMC Sundial Theater in St. Petersburg, ...
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

There are mermaids among us in St. Louis. ‘It all goes back to a childhood dream.’

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Kd Kelly, known as Mermaid Diamond, organized the first Midwest Merfolk River Takeover, a camping and float trip where mermaids ...
People

I'm a Professional Mermaid: Woman Opens Up About Life in the Water, Including Dives in Her $6K Tail (Exclusive)

Over eight years, Brandee Anthony has built an aquatic empire around mermaiding Brandee Anthony Media; Vero Beach Mermaid/TikTok Brandee Anthony decided to try mermaiding for content on her Periscope, ...
Charlotte Observer

Mermaid tails are real. And these twin sisters in NC know just how to make them

On a shady street in the heart of Lincolnton sits a century-old brick warehouse with a small porch, a garage door left ajar and a gravel driveway, leading to a 20,000 gallon water tank that ...