Disney+ ‘Tiana’ series gets director; concept art

Explore Our Galleries

An NAACP flyer campaigning for the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives in 1922, but was filibustered to defeat in the Senate. Dyer, the NAACP, and freedom fighters around the country, like Flossie Baily, struggled for years to get the Dyer and other anti-lynching bills passed, to no avail. Today there is still no U.S. law specifically against lynching. In 2005, eighty of the 100 U.S. Senators voted for a resolution to apologize to victims' families and the country for their failure to outlaw lynching. Courtesy of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

Some Exhibits to Come – One Hundred Years of Jim Crow

Bibliography – One Hundred Years Of Jim Crow

Claude, age 23, just months before his 1930 murder. Courtesy of Faith Deeter.

Freedom’s Heroes During Jim Crow: Flossie Bailey and the Deeters

Souvenir Portrait of the Lynching of Abram Smith and Thomas Shipp, August 7, 1930, by studio photographer Lawrence Beitler. Courtesy of the Indiana Hisorical Society.

An Iconic Lynching in the North

Claxton Dekle – Prosperous Farmer, Husband & Father of Two

Ancient manuscripts about mathematics and astronomy from Timbuktu, Mali

Some Exhibits to Come – African Peoples Before Captivity

Shackles for Adults & Children from the Henrietta Marie

Some Exhibits to Come – The Middle Passage

What I Saw Aboard a Slave Ship in 1829

Life After Hate: A Former White Power Leader Redeems Himself

Breaking News!

Today's news and culture by Black and other reporters in the Black and mainstream media.

Click Here

Ways to Support ABHM?

Click Here

November 14, 2021

By Aisha Powell, The Grio

Disney releases new concept art showing Princess Tiana embarking on a “grand adventure” ahead of the release of the new animated series.

…Disney announced in 2020 that a slew of new animated series would be coming to its streaming service, including spinoff shows for Princess and the Frog and the movies Zootopia and Moana.

“Thank you to Walt Disney Animation Studios for entrusting me to continue Tiana’s story,” said Meghie in a Twitter post Friday. The director, whose most recent work includes the film The Photograph featuring Issa Rae and LaKeith Stanfield, has become one of the most sought-after storytellers for Black film and television…

Disney+ revealed new concept art for their new animated series “Tiana,” which is a spinoff of their 2009 film “Princess and the Frog.” (PhotoCred: Disney+/Twitter)

Princess Tiana made history in 2009 by becoming the first Black character to join the coveted Disney princess list. Princess and the Frog is set in New Orleans during the 1920s, following the life of hardworking waitress Tiana, whose dream is to open up her own restaurant.

The animated musical romantic comedy enlisted the voices of a heavy-hitting cast, including Tony-winning singer and actress Anika Noni Rose as Tiana, Emmy-winning actor Keith David as Dr. Facilier and Brazilian lawyer turned actor Bruno Campos as Prince Naveen. The film went on to gross nearly $300 million globally. Rose will reprise her role as the princess in the series.

Read the full article here.

Read another article relating to cultural representation in Disney here.

More Breaking News here.

Comments Are Welcome

Note: We moderate submissions in order to create a space for meaningful dialogue, a space where museum visitors – adults and youth –– can exchange informed, thoughtful, and relevant comments that add value to our exhibits.

Racial slurs, personal attacks, obscenity, profanity, and SHOUTING do not meet the above standard. Such comments are posted in the exhibit Hateful Speech. Commercial promotions, impersonations, and incoherent comments likewise fail to meet our goals, so will not be posted. Submissions longer than 120 words will be shortened.

See our full Comments Policy here.