Maya Angelou
The Maya Angelou celebrity doll portrays her as her thirty year old self– a writer, poet, and civil rights activist. The doll was made by Mattel in 2020 and was … Read more and photo exhibit
Tag Archives: Black dolls
Jackie Robinson
The Jackie Robinson celebrity doll depicts him as himself a Brooklyn Dodgers baseball player. Robinson was the first professional African-American Major League Baseball player. The 12 inch action figure was … Read more and photo exhibit
Ella Fitzgerald
The Ella Fitzgerald celebrity doll depicts her as herself an American jazz singer in her late 20’s or early 30’s. Fitzgerald, the ‘Queen of Jazz’ has won fourteen Grammy Awards … Read more and photo exhibit
Ibtihaj Muhammad
The Ibtihaj Muhammad celebrity doll portrays her as herself, a US fencing team member and the first female Muslim-American fencing champion to wear a hijab and first to win a … Read more and photo exhibit
Rosa Parks
The Rosa Parks celebrity doll portrays her as herself at 42 years old, an international icon of resistance to racial segregation. On December 1, 1955 she violated Alabama segregation laws … Read more and photo exhibit
Nelson Mandela
The Nelson R. Mandela celebrity doll portrays him as himself, the first democratically elected President of South Africa South African from 1994-1999. The talking doll was made by TimeCapsule Toys … Read more and photo exhibit
Dennis Rodman (Bulls uniform)
Dennis Rodman action figure depicts him as himself #91 on the Chicago Bulls in mid 1990s. The action figure was made in 1997 by Hasbro as part of the 1997 … Read more and photo exhibit
Kelly Rowland
The Kelly Rowland celebrity doll portrays her as herself as a member of the group Destiny’s Child. The doll was made by Mattel in 2005 as a set of three … Read more and photo exhibit
Michelle Williams (singer)
The Michelle Williams celebrity doll portrays her as herself as a member of the group Destiny’s Child. The doll was made by Mattel in 2005 as a set of three … Read more and photo exhibit
Beyoncé
The Beyoncé celebrity doll depicts her as herself as a member of the group Destiny’s Child in 2005. The doll was made by Mattel in 2005 as a set of … Read more and photo exhibit
Ernie Hudson
The Ernie Hudson celebrity doll portrays him as Winston Zeddmore from the 1984 Ghostbuster movie. The doll was made by Mattel in 2010 and released as part of the 25th … Read more and photo exhibit
Gabby Douglas
The Gabby Douglas celebrity doll portrays her as herself at 20 years old, an American Olympic gold medalist gymnast. The doll was released by Mattel in 2017 and designed by … Read more and photo exhibit