Tag: black doll history

Barbie’s First Black Friend

Barbie’s First Black Friend Barbie has undergone significant changes since her debut in 1959. She has…

The Doll Test

Once upon a time, in the 1940s, two doctors named Mamie and Kenneth Clark decided to…

Mark Ruffin

Black Dolls Matter® founder Mark Ruffin has made a significant impact in the toy and entertainment…

Marcus Mosiah Garvey

A Champion of Black Empowerment Born on August 17, 1887, Marcus Mosiah Garvey was a Jamaican-born…

Lenon “Aunt Len” Holder Hoyte

Aunt Len’s Doll and Toy Museum Aunt Len was Lenon Holder Hoyte, a retired public…

Ida Roberta Bell

Ida Roberta Bell (1904-1992) was an educator and doll artist, well known for her hand-sculpted dolls…

Richard Henry Boyd

The first black-owned doll company was founded in 1911 by a formerly enslaved man named Richard…