Archive for July 22nd, 2008

Walt’s Latest Inductee to the Princess Franchise

Posted on July 22, 2008. Filed under: Culture, Current Cultural Events, Multicultural History | Tags: Disney, Walt Disney, Disney Princesses, black girls, african american girls, white media, black media |

 Growing up in the pre-Disney video era, I never had much fascination with Mickey Mouse, his crew or his creator. In fact, I had practically missed the Mickey frenzy until I moved to the West coast. In the meantime, I was more interested in my dolls. I had at least eight Barbie dolls a few [...]