The hit cartoon TV show 'Powerpuff Girls' has just made a big move: Not only have they added a fourth girl to the classic crime-fighting trio, but the additional character is black.
'The Powerpuff Girls' To Feature New Black Character
The show has enlisted the help of a South African musician to voice the part
A backdrop of the
'The Powerpuff Girls' screening at the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas on March 14, 2016. The show just made a surprise announcement that they are adding a fourth, black
'Powerpuff Girl,' to the cast.
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South African singer Toya Delazy has been tapped to voice the new character. (Cartoon Network has yet to reveal the name of Delazy's character.)
Delazy took to her Twitter page to show her excitement for landing the role.
Jamie Ondarza, Senior Vice President at Turner Broadcasting in Southern Europe and Africa, said in an interview with NME: ""Toya is definitely a perfect fit as the fourth Powerpuff Girl. She is confident, bubbly, and quirky, all the values that we are familiar with, love, and appreciate. We have a lot of surprises up our sleeves."
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The 'Powerpuff Girls: Power of Four' five-part "movie event" will debut on September 17.