Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Legacy and the driving forces of popular culture often seem interchangeable. Both exist in the zeitgeist as collective experiences ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The world of "Black Panther" is rich in lore, which draws inspiration from real-life cultures. Wakandans worship a group of ...

While many are still buzzing about the much-discussed diversification of Disney’s reboot of “The Little Mermaid,” the magical world under the sea has already experienced another melanin boost, thanks ...

“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 ...

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In a video posted July 9, Matthew Torres, known as The Story Time Guy on Instagram, accused popular European children’s book author Andrew Lang of appropriating elements of African culture and ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The best horror movies over the years have created our own folklore encompassing our worst fears ...

West African mythology is an integral facet of Nikyatu Jusu’s filmmaking. Whether in her directorial stint on an episode of The CW’s Two Sentence Horror Stories or the melanated day-walking vampires ...

While the live-action adaptation of The Little Mermaid casts Black actors in a preexisting white narrative, Nanny illustrates that Black people... There's something in the water in the new film Nanny.

Nigerian-Welsh author Natasha Bowen discusses her latest release, representation in the fantasy genre, and why Black girls should see themselves as mermaids, too. While many are still buzzing about ...

There's something in the water in the new film Nanny. Over two unsettling hours, director Nikyatu Jusu submerges the audience in suffocating night terrors, blending glowing reflections of Black love ...

Anna Diop plays a Senegalese immigrant pursuing the American Dream in Nanny. There's something in the water in the new film Nanny. Over two unsettling hours, director Nikyatu Jusu submerges the ...