And while there were never enough Black characters in a Disney production ... Zendaya’s first acting roles were on Disney Channel as she played Rocky Blue in Shake It Up, a background dancer ...

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These are just some of many characters that defined the childhoods ... Stick with us below while we break down the top Black-led series in Disney Channel history that paved the way for ...

Rukey Styles, a Chicago hairstylist, recently served as head of the hair department on "Saturdays," one of Disney ... Black entertainers have talked about it for years: They arrived to a film or ...

Saturdays, Danielle said, brings more specific aspects of Black culture to Disney Channel, such as letting ... they ended up keeping that for the character." Now, Harris said he's proud to display ...

While Nikki is likely the first live action trans character in a Disney Channel show, the honor for the first trans character overall goes to the nonbinary character Raine Whispers on The Owl ...

Disney Junior and Disney Channel YouTube. Short-form programs like “Chibi Tiny Tales,” which re-creates a selection of Disney’s iconic characters in the style of Japanese chibi animation ...