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Salon
Lifestyle
D. Watkins

Why no Black prince in "Little Mermaid"?

I took my baby girl to see Halle Bailey in Disney's live-action remake of "The Little Mermaid." Now I have unnecessary explaining to do. 

Getting a three-year-old excited to see a Disney movie is never a hard sell. Add that to the fact that she and my wife both watched the trailer a zillion times, mouthing the songs aloud with ear-to-ear grins. I was excited as well, as Halle and Chole Bailey, actress and singers in thr group Chole x Halle, have grown into America's little sisters. Seeing the talented duo win in their joint and separate ventures (Chloe was recently seen in "Swarm") makes something feel right about this racist, sexist, divided country, so I was sold. 

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