To say that Disney’s Song of the South is controversial would be an understatement. The 1946 film, which features both live action and animated sequences, has been criticized for its racist depictions ...

The racial reckoning that has come in the wake of George Floyd’s killing and weeks of protests over police brutality across the country has had a profound impact on all facets of the entertainment ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Walt Disney's most controversial movie, Song of the South, opened in theaters on this day in 1946. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News ...

Disney fans and some employees are calling for the company to change the theme of its popular Splash Mountain ride, which is based on the 1946 movie "Song of the South" that critics say is one of ...

The history of Disney's Song of the South is one of cheer, racism, and the odd choice to build an amusement park ride based on a film generations have never seen, or ever will. The film is one filled ...

Last week, Disney CEO Bob Iger told a room full of Disney stockholders that the plan for the upcoming Disney+ streaming service was to have Disney’s entire motion picture library available shortly ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Racially segregated ...

In recent years, corporate entities with long histories like the Walt Disney Company have had to come to terms with the fact that some aspects of their classic content are no longer acceptable to ...