a collector purchased some of these dolls from his family, a few of which can be seen in museums and archives, with the ...

“It’s going to be heavily marketed, which is also a first because, currently, there isn’t any African American doll line that receives its own commercial, that receives its own print ad and ...

Over 20 years after the original Barbie was introduced to the market, Mattel released the African-American Barbie and Ken dolls in 1980. Though there had been an African-American doll in prior ...

The Kenya doll has a rich history centered on providing meaningful representation for African American children. From its debut in the 1990s, the doll aimed to instill a sense of pride and self ...