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 ...

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 ...

Tracey Baptiste's new book, "Mermaid and Pirate," debuted on April 4. Less than two months away from the anticipated release of "The Little Mermaid" starring Halle Bailey, a Trinidadian author has ...

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.

From the cover of "Soul of the Deep" by Natasha Bowen. (Courtesy) From the moment Disney released the first trailer for the upcoming live-action remake of "The Little Mermaid," the internet has been ...

If you’re Black, you’ve been told by someone in your family about some haint, a reappearing phantom or a folktale that left you with chills. In honor of spooky season coming, it’s only right for us to ...

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 ...

When guest curator Tameka Ellington chose the artworks for the Akron Art Museum exhibition "RETOLD: African American Art and Folklore," she chose only those that had a story she could relate to.

As autumn sets in and the days grow shorter, the tradition of storytelling takes on a special charm. The crisp air, crackling fires and the quiet mystery of the season make it an ideal time to dive ...