Have you ever tried to do a twist out on a doll with plastic hair? We can tell you — it ain't easy. That's why one young mother created Angelica. The 18-inch doll has long Afro hair that you can twist ...

In 2018 Lola Ogundele was looking for a toy doll that looked like her daughter, but she struggled to find anything suitable. The Londoner therefore decided to create one and sell it herself, and in ...

“Empowering the African girl child” is the motto of Queens of Africa; a Nigerian brand of dolls founded by Taofick Okoya in 2007. The doll range depicts various African ethnicities, as well as a ...

Doll company American Girl has made steps in recent years to diversify its popular lineup and did so again this past Friday with the naming of its “Girl of the Year” doll. The latest is ...

Welcome back to How I Parent, where we get a glimpse into how the nation is raising their kids. Walk down the doll aisle of a large toy store, and the products you’ll find are often depressingly ...

We're seeing slow but steady progress with diversity in the fashion industry. But when it comes to the unspoken ideals beyond industry walls, the beauty standard of fair skin and straight hair still ...

As an African-American child, I was borderline obsessed with my dolls — Barbie, Polly Pocket, Abby from American Girl, you name it. Thinking back, you’d be hard pressed to find a natural-haired doll ...

Barbie is getting even more inclusive in 2020. On Tuesday, Mattel launched a new Barbie doll with the condition vitiligo, which causes pigmentation loss in the skin, as well as the first ever Ken doll ...

Mattel has released new Barbie dolls to diversify its range, including a doll with no hair and one with the skin condition vitiligo. In a statement, Mattel told Newsweek: "As we continue to redefine ...