‘The Princess and the Frog’ gave black girls their first taste of Disney royalty

Elizabeth Dampier was living a fairy tale. It was Nov. 15, 2009, and the 10-year-old from Mississippi was walking the red carpet at the world premiere of Walt Disney’s animated musical The Princess and the Frog. The fifth grader beat out hundreds of girls to land the gig voicing the young Tiana, Disney’s first animated … Continue reading ‘The Princess and the Frog’ gave black girls their first taste of Disney royalty