One of the great Black stories that you can stream on Disney+ is The Color of Friendship. Set in 1977, the Dellums family is surprised to host Mahree, a white exchange student from South Africa.

Vanity Fair: Reading the book, I had so many vivid, nostalgic memories of watching Disney Channel. What were the touchstones that made you want to delve into this topic? Ashley Spencer: Zenon: Girl of ...

The success of Disney Channel was kind of an accident. The halcyon days of the mid-2000s ushered in “High School Musical,” and the reach of “Hannah Montana” permeated pop culture beyond the tween ...