February is Black History Month. Here, an HG contributor reflects on the thorny significance of Addy Walker, the first Black doll introduced by the American Girl company. As a Black girl growing ...
Regardless of their cost, all the dolls include a book that ... The doll is valuable because Addy represents the first Black ...
She is, after all, just a doll, albeit a soft-bodied, large and quite beautiful one. But Jews love history, especially their own, and Jewish parents hip to the American Girl formula of nicely made ...
Over the course of 5+ years, this significant exhibition has been underway, which all started when Senator Baskin convinced her mother, Lisa Jacobs-Watson, to showcase her black doll collection ...
She landed the job, becoming the first Black designer for Barbie in 1976 — and all six of the ... “When I designed this doll, there was a need for the little Black girl to really have ...
It was something straight out of an American Girl story. And as of this week, in a sense, it is one. On Wednesday, American Girl released its first twin dolls, Isabel and Nicki Hoffman ...