Tag: black doll history
Black Doll History: The Doll Test
Once upon a time, in the 1940s, two doctors named Mamie and Kenneth Clark decided to…
Black Doll History: Mark Ruffin
Black Dolls Matter® founder Mark Ruffin has made a significant impact in the toy and entertainment…
Help Launch West Philly’s First Container Toy Store
“I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I…
Black Doll History: Marcus Mosiah Garvey
Marcus Mosiah Garvey: A Champion of Black Empowerment Born on August 17, 1887, Marcus Mosiah Garvey…
Black Doll History: Lenon “Aunt Len” Holder Hoyte
Aunt Len was Lenon Holder Hoyte, a retired public school art teacher who amassed one of…
Black Doll History: Ida Roberta Bell
Ida Roberta Bell (1904-1992) was an educator and doll artist, well known for her hand-sculpted dolls…
Black Doll History: Richard Henry Boyd
The first black-owned doll company was founded in 1911 by a formerly enslaved man named Richard…