Now 81, Norman still works for Disney, where he has plied his trade, on and off, since he became the studio's first African-American animator in the 1950s. Norman's love of art began long before ...

Once upon a time, there was Snow White. And in 72 years, six other Disney princesses followed, including a Native American Pocahontas, an Arab Jasmine and a Chinese Mulan. Now for the first time ...

Move over Snow White. Make room for Disney’s first black princess. With America’s first African-American president in the White House, Disney is counting on an African-American princess to be ...

The team dressed young African-American girls as Disney princess characters with an urban royalty spin, featuring Kente fabrics, lush satins, and crowns fit for queens-in-the-making. For the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Floyd Norman was Disney's first African-American animator. He's shown above in 1956, working as an "apprentice inbetweener" on Sleeping Beauty. (Falco Ink.) ...