Halle Bailey

This holiday season, a big-screen take on the hit musical arrives in theaters. Based on the Pulitzer-winning novel by Alice Walker, The Color Purple is an unforgettable look at the lives of Southern blacks in early 20th Century America. At the heart of the story is Celie, whose journey from childhood to maturity is a sobering blend of humor, humility and struggle.

Halle Bailey being the Black Ariel in The Little Mermaid sparked the conversation of what movies should be redone with a black cast.  

Last Friday, Disney sent the internet into sheer excitement when they revealed the long-awaited trailer for the live-action reprise of The Little Mermaid starring Halle Bailey.

The trailer for Disney's live-action The Little Mermaid with Halle Bailey was released over the weekend and Black Twitter was excited!

Halle Bailey took to Instagram to give us hair envy in a flawless selfie.

Halle Bailey celebrated the end of filming for 'The Little Mermaid' with a sweet message on Twitter.

We have a new lead for the #bussitchallenge as 'grown-ish' returns on Freeform.

While Bailey has shared that she’s thrilled about the role, people wondered if she’d heard the criticisms from the naysayers.

As you’ve probably already heard by now, one of the biggest stories last week was the news that 19-year-old singer and actress Halle Bailey has been cast as Ariel in a live-action remake of The Little Mermaid.

The hashtag "NotMyAriel" was trending because as Black actress was cast as the lead in "The Little Mermaid" remake, which prompted one news outlet to call her "colored."