From the cover of "Soul of the Deep" by Natasha Bowen. (Courtesy) From the moment Disney released the first trailer for the upcoming live-action remake of "The Little Mermaid," the internet has been ...

“Be careful of the water,” my mother would say to me every time we were close to a river, a subtle warning to watch out for the mermaids lurking below. The sentiment “be careful of the water” is a ...

"Oya" (above) by Ashley Brown is just one of more than 100 works of art in Celebrating Black Mermaids. Torreah “Cookie” Washington of Charleston deliberately set the opening of her latest fine art ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A coffin made to resemble a mermaid at a Ga funeral. The Ga people live along the southeast coast of Ghana. Eye ...

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 ...

During a walk through at City Gallery at Joe Riley Waterfront Park on Sunday afternoon, light beamed in from the oceanside and filled the two-story building. Inside was a celebration of Black wonder, ...

In West Africa and in the Black diaspora, water is not a barrier between continents but a bridge that ensures connection to the homeland. And it is the mermaid that facilitates safe passage. One of ...

For centuries, sailors of the high seas have reported mermaid sightings, but without scientific proof, these "fishy tales" have all been caulked up to hearsay, folklore and drunken misinterpretation.

From the moment Disney released the first trailer for the upcoming live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid,” the internet has been dominated by angry voices who say it’s “unrealistic” for Black ...