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 school…
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…