Nearly a year after Mattel announced its forthcoming Gabby Douglas Barbie, the doll is finally here. In honor of the groundbreaking Olympic gymnast, Gabby Barbie comes dressed in a Team U.S.A. leotard with a removable pink and black Nike track suit. It’s available for purchase on Barbie’s website, or in select stores, now. “It’s so important […]
An image of a white toddler clutching a black baby doll has gone viral, along with the story behind it. Brandi Benner had told her two-year-old daughter that she could pick out a new toy as a reward for potty training, and when they went to Target to do so, the little girl picked out […]
Ava DuVernay, director of the seminal film, “Selma” (which will be distributed to every single high school in the country) and the first African American woman at the helm of a Best Picture nomination at the 2014 Academy Awards, has yet another accolade deservedly laid at her feet. The director was recently selected as one […]
American Girl is discontinuing two of their dolls of color. The first is Asian American Ivy, and the second is African American Cécile. The company…
If you’re familiar with the American Girl franchise, then you certainly know “Addy Walker,” the single African-American character in the company’s Historic Collection, and a former slave. Albeit educational, Addy’s story — of escaping slavery and looking for her father and brother who’ve been sold away — is interesting entertainment for the eight-and-over set American […]
I know teachers are under a lot of stress but damn! Police in Spring Hill, Tennessee arrested a local music teacher after he was caught having sex with a doll outside a local elementary school. Officers were called to Allendale Elementary School after several witnesses reported spotting a white man with a duffle bag under a […]