Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Black kids are more likely to drown while swimming than their white counterparts. Will The Little Mermaid help bridge the gap?

Halle Bailey stars as Ariel in Disney's live-action The Little Mermaid, in theaters May 26 Tommy McArdle is a Writer-Reporter on the Movies team at PEOPLE. He joined the brand in 2022. Halle Bailey ...

Stories of fantasy and the supernatural will take center stage in musical productions at Maine Township District 207 high schools. Maine West in Des Plaines will present "Young Frankenstein," while ...

Following the teaser trailer for the live-action version of Disney's The Little Mermaid, parents of young Black girls are posting videos across social media of their children's reactions to seeing ...

In celebration of International Mermaid Day (it's a thing!), Disney Junior has released the first official teaser for Ariel, its upcoming series based on The Little Mermaid — and it features an iconic ...

San Dieguito High School Academy will present performances of Disney’s The Little Mermaid, written by Doug Wright and music/lyrics written by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater. Performances ...

'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, ...

Ariel Tucker was named after Ariel from The Little Mermaid, but the 26-year-old has spent most of her life scared of water, avoiding recreational interactions ever since a near-drowning incident at a ...

Halle Bailey made one young Little Mermaid fan's day during a trip to Disney World. "Met this beautiful baby Mila Rose who made me cry 🥺," Bailey wrote in a caption, as she recapped her trip to the ...