I could go older, but the only one I cold think of is probably the "Fat Albert" Cartoon. So this is from about 2004 - Present.
Most of you are far too old to know that, for a hot moment, kids played with dolls as recently as 2019. Back in 2010, there was a very popular doll line called "Monster High", that had clearly black-coded character Clawdeen Wolf (and her family) in lead roles.
Though, with the reboot, they did give her a potential love interest to make up for the fact that, for about 7 years, the black-coded girl was the only one who had no boyfriend or romantic prospects because she just didn't care. Which is a fine quality, as I'm like that myself, but it still didn't look great.
This series went through like 800 art styles so this composite video is what you're getting.
There was also a character later, a girl called Honey Swamp, with a bonafied afro, and that was cool.
Doll lines still make little webisodes today. Well, at least DC Comics and DC Super-hero girls:
Selina Kyle is usually pale (Though in some comics I believe she may be Cuban, which is also neat), but the second iteration of DCSHGs (Because there is a Generation 1, with terribly unappealing art) made her black, akin to Eartha Kitt's Catwoman way back when.
And yep, that's Cree Summer. Isn't it always? Except with Bumblebee, where it's Kimberly Brooks!
What else is happening for black people in animation recently? Or, even as far as nearly 20 years ago?
