A passionate doll collector is transforming her collection into a free museum that showcases America's Black history. A woman out of Omaha, Nebraska, has transformed her personal collection of more ...

Sara Coulibaly, an Ivorian designer and creator of Naima Dolls brand of dark-skinned dolls, holds a new model named Aissa at her office in Abidjan, Ivory Coast ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Frustrated by seeing ...

African doll makers often use traditional techniques passed down through generations. These methods involve using locally ...

ATLANTA — An Atlanta recreation center has transformed into a dollhouse. To celebrate the history and innovation behind action figures, dolls and other beloved toys, a collector is showcasing her ...

HIGH POINT, N.C. — This Black History Month a unique pop-up exhibit by Thankful Heritage Museum highlights the evolution of black dolls throughout history. Founder Effley Howell Sr. said the exhibit ...

Since the ’80s and early-’90s days of Christie, Barbie’s black friend, Mattel has tried to repair the damage done to young African-American girls’ self-image with 2009’s So In Style line of ...

Inside April Marius' Freeport home, there's a treasure trove of antique African-American dolls from the 19th and 20th centuries. She has 350 works of art, crafted from wood and wax, cloth and clay and ...

ABIDJAN, Dec 22 (Reuters) - Frustrated by seeing store shelves in Ivory Coast lined with almost exclusively light-skinned dolls, Sara Coulibaly decided to create alternatives in which local children ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - An Omaha woman is sharing her extensive private doll collection with the public through the opening of a new museum. LaVon Stennis-Williams is displaying more than 750 historic ...

Frustrated by seeing store shelves in Ivory Coast lined with almost exclusively light-skinned dolls, Sara Coulibaly decided to create alternatives in which local children could see themselves. By ...