A Cincinnati graphic designer and visual activist has launched a startup toy company that will give African-American girls dolls that look like them. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays.

An African-American and a Chinese-American doll were both archived in 2014. Girls can, however, create dolls that look like them in light, medium, and dark tones in the “Truly Me” collection.

Since her initial investments, Marius has amassed more than 350 rare African-American dolls, a few dozen of which will be on display at the Long Island Children’s Museum on Sunday, Feb. 19, as ...

American Girl unveils new Civil Rights-era doll 04:33. American Girl is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Since 1986, the business has sold more than 29 million dolls and more than 153 million books.

Model No. 4, pictured above, used the same head mold as the Fantasy Goddess of Africa doll. Both Model No. 8 and Model No. 10 are also African American dolls with different skin tones and hair styles.

Inside April Marius' Freeport home, there's a treasure trove of antique African-American dolls from the 19th and 20th centuries. She has 350 works of art, crafted from wood and wax, cloth and clay ...

UPPER DARBY, Pa. (CBS) - A frustrated mom says for years she has struggled to find African-American dolls for her daughter for Christmas. Fed up with what she calls an "injustice," the Upper Darby ...

Through July 15, the Field House Museum has opened its third floor to the exhibition, “From Caricature to Celebration: A Brief History of African-American Dolls.” The exhibition is connected ...

NEW ORLEANS — The "baby dolls," an on-again, off-again Mardi Gras tradition of New Orleans' African American community, are on again. The troupes of women strutting and prancing in bonnets ...