Dion “Santa Dee” Sinclair has started an entire business around the image of the African-American Santa Claus. Sinclair, along with his two other black Santa Clauses, Santa Bob and Santa Tee ...

Santa Larry Jefferson in Branson, Missouri for Discover Santa 2016. Courtesy Larry Jefferson Dec. 11, 2017, 2:35 PM EST / Updated Dec. 11, 2017, 2:35 PM EST ...

Backlash ensues after Mall of America hires first-ever African-American Santa By Fox News Published December 5, 2016 12:44pm EST | Updated December 5, 2016 3:00pm EST ...

But after African-American shoppers requested a black Santa, their wish was granted and the mall began a two Santa tradition -- one black and one white. This didn't necessarily sit well with everyone.

Larry Jefferson calls North Texas home, but now he's known nationwide. He's just back from Mall of America in Minnesota, where he was the first-ever African American Santa at The Santa Experience ...

She reminded me that a Black Santa is not a novelty for some people. Some African American families have been known to have a designated black Santa drop by their home or social club to entertain ...

Santa-sized hugs abound at Northwest African American Museum in Seattle Originally published December 12, 2018 at 10:00 am Updated December 12, 2018 at 12:19 pm ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2017. Close to 63 percent of Memphis residents are African-American, according to the U.S. Census. Yet the Santa Claus population remains ...

Along with Mitchell being Black, his Santa suit is full of gold-colored designs. “He’s the GQ of Santa Clauses,” said Linda Walter, director of the Outdoor Adventure Center. Mitchell spent ...

Growing up in Ann Arbor, Mich., Sherman Whitman got to see an African-American Santa Claus every Christmas, actually every day. "I remember waking up on Christmas morning and seeing a man wearing ...

To their surprise, this Santa did not look like the ones in holiday movies or books — instead, he was a thin African American man. "This was just totally out of the realm for us. We just couldn ...