I thought it would never happen but it finally did, an African-American Disney princess was born! For years I have worked overtime to try to build and protect my daughter’s self-esteem while also buying her the many princess dresses and memorabilia from the princess movies she so desired. The problem, of course, was that she admired these ladies and thought they were so beautiful but none of them looked like her. I took on the task of creating kisha’s kids to help make up for the lack of representation in the media and in various gifts and home decor of people of color. My dream was, and still is, that all girls will be able to see other people looking like them doing things they love to do and doing things they dream of doing. Well Disney finally delivered on the big screen with “The Princess and the Frog” and they delivered BIG! My husband and I took all of our kids to see the movie this weekend. We all loved it! I have to admit, I was a little bit skeptical about how Disney was going to do this movie especially in the opening scene when the rich, blond haired blue-eyed girl sat next to her less economically fortunate friend as a brown-skinned woman read them both a story. I thought, oh no they didn’t?! I think they were just trying to get the Black people all fired up as a bit of a joke to themselves because this movie was truly, in my opinion the best of all the princess movies. There were so many positive messages for everyone to gain from. Tiana taught us about having big dreams and the importance of working hard to achieve them despite the obstacles put in our way. She taught us to put family and love before fame and fortune. She even taught our young girls that you don’t need a prince to come and save you from despair. This movie is my new favorite and I hope you will all go see it. Visit us on Facebook and tell us what you thought of the movie or if you plan on seeing it!