I wanted to do whatever I could to help bring them down. Growing up ... Clark brought their white and black dolls to segregated classrooms. The African-American psychologists were based in ...

The company in 2024 disclosed its board had five women, one of whom was African ... diverse doll line.” Its website also features a section titled “Barbie Celebrates Black History Month” as well as ...

The Barcelona Open delivered the perfect serve for inclusion in elite tennis on Friday by providing youngster Alessandra Bonomi the platform to become the first ball kid with Down's syndrome to work ...

Alessandra Bonhomi became the first ball kid with Down syndrome to work unassisted in an ATP Tour match during the Barcelona ...

WASHINGTON ‒ Adam Sanchez remembers tears streaming down a student’s face as his high school class left the lower level of the National Museum of African American History and Culture a few ...

The Spring family of Hutchinson, Minnesota, is the subject of two documentaries, as six of their 12 children were born with Down syndrome. Leah Spring's fifth child was born with Down syndrome ...

Down syndrome results from an extra copy of chromosome 21 and affects physical and cognitive development Early medical care, speech therapy, and inclusive education improve quality of life for ...

A 28-year-old man with Down syndrome is now back home days after he went missing and two women are in police custody after they were caught on camera dressing him in female apparel and parading ...

Sep. 25, 2024 — People with Down syndrome face a higher risk of developing leukemia. Now researchers explain why, by identifying specific changes in blood cells of people with Down ...

When the filmmaker Jonatas Rubert was a child, his parents explained to him that his younger brother, Tiago, had Down syndrome. Rubert didn’t really know what that meant, nor did he care.

World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) is observed every year on March 21. Down Syndrome is a neurodevelopment disorder that can affect a person mentally and physically. It makes communication and social ...

For generations, African American hair braiding styles have held ... As young Black children see images of themselves in books, dolls and cartoons with braids, they feel more seen.