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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.
Worry Dolls originate from Guatemala, and traditionally given to children, so they can tell one doll a story about something ...
Muhammad’s Barbie doll rocks a hijab, just as the athlete did during the 2016 Olympics. REUTERS “I was told, as a kid, that I had big legs,” says the bronze medalist.
Here’s everything to know about the doll and her creator. ... “That was a little act of revolution,” Dr. Patricia Turner, an African American studies professor and dean of UCLA College, ...
LaVon Stennis-Williams is displaying more than 750 historic dolls inside The Doll Museum of African-American History. “You have over 750 silent witnesses in this room.” ...
Curator Jamila Jones recently opened the African American Doll Exhibit - which runs through the holiday season. It features a worldwide collection of more than 1,000 dolls dating back to the 1800s ...
In Burkina Faso, locals are making dolls to challenge the typical blue-eyed Barbie dolls we usually see in the pink aisle. One of the local salesmen, Charles Meavi, says, “All the dolls are made from ...
“Black Butterfly: Proud and Beautiful African American Doll Collection” opens Feb. 1 at the High Point Museum, 1859 E. Lexington Ave., with an opening reception will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
African Worry Dolls can be ordered online for R90 each from the Souper Market on Souper Troopers’ website. Souper Troopers also welcomes donations of all materials that can be used in the ...
LaVon Stennis-Williams is displaying more than 750 historic dolls inside The Doll Museum of African-American History. “You have over 750 silent witnesses in this room.” LaVon Stennis-Williams ...