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Tiana historic, but for whom?
NEW YORK (AP) — Holly Price Alford is over the moon about Disney's first black princess. Her 8-year-old daughter is, too, but not because the princess is black.
"She understands that this is a princess who is African American," said Alford, who is black and lives in Meadowbrook, Va. "But do I think it's a big deal to her? No."
Princess Tiana debuts in "The Princess and the Frog" in New...
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