But Missy is also Black and Black characters on an animated show should be played by Black people,” Slate wrote in a statement she released Wednesday on her Instagram page. “6161730892001” ...

When white people play Black cartoon characters, they rob actors like us of our voices. Adam Maida / for NBC News. July 5, 2020, 2:53 PM EDT. By Rudy Gaskins and Joan Baker.

The white actors will no longer play characters on Big Mouth and Central Park. Instead, they ask that Black voice actors be cast. Nick Kroll, co-creator of Big Mouth, apologized and agrees.

Cartoon Network series, sees actress Vanessa Marshall take on the voice of Irwin, who is black. Some noteworthy examples of white actors voicing characters that are not white include: Alison Brie ...

Here are eight Black female cartoon characters who truly left a mark. Penny Proud from “The Proud Family” Penny Proud, the star of “The Proud Family,” was a game-changer for Black girls.

Similarly, the showrunners of The Simpsons released a statement that read, “Moving forward, The Simpsons will no longer have white actors voice non-white characters.” All of the regular black ...

A white actor voicing a Black cartoon character is a particularly vexing example of taking up space that Black people don’t always have access to in the first place.

The Black women doing the work behind the scenes for “Craig of the Creek” are just as passionate about fostering diversity in representation within media, as the show's creators.

Critics are slamming Disney as “woke” and “anti-white” over an episode of a kids show that features a song covering the history of slavery in the US and the need for “reparations.” ...

Cartoon Network's 'Craig of the Creek' worked closely with Southern California Black Deaf Advocates to make a milestone of Black Deaf representation.

These cartoon characters scream Black excellence, so here are the best black cartoon characters to ever be created: 1. Huey and Riley Freeman. Adult Swim / Via giphy.com. Show: The Boondocks I can ...