What Endures
What the Numbers Cannot Measure About Building a Small Business There is a particular kind of arithmetic that comes with building a small business. Revenue.…
The Merge Problem: Why Black Excellence in White Spaces Often Serves the Institution More Than the Community
Black Dolls Matter believes representation shapes self-worth from childhood. This article extends that belief into adulthood - examining what happens …
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin: A Legacy That Still Speaks
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin built the infrastructure of Black women's power long before the world was ready to acknowledge it. She founded The Woman's…
What Black Children Need From Us Right Now
A Letter to the Adults Raising the Next Generation Dedicated to every elder, parent, teacher, mentor, and community member who shows up – your presence…
ReAligning Reconstruction
Kujichagalia — Self-Determination in the Age of Erasure The Ancient Call Every generation faces a defining question: Will we allow others to define who we…
Soil Independence: Black Farmers & the Composting Revolution
When a Black child sees themselves reflected in a doll, they see that they are already part of the story. That same truth extends to the food they eat…
What Does Kujichagulia Require of Us?
Kujichagulia, the principle of Self-Determination, calls us to define ourselves, tell our own stories, and build according to our values. In a time of…
What Are We Building for the Next Seven Generations?
Every generation inherits gifts, responsibilities, and unfinished work. What are we building today that will strengthen future generations? This refle…
Juneteenth: Freedom Is a Beginning
Today we honor Juneteenth, the day news of freedom finally reached enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation…
What Do Dolls Teach Us About Who We Value?
Recent conversations about Black doll representation invite us to ask a deeper question: What do dolls teach us about who we value? This reflection ex…
