2026 Festival of Black Dolls Show and Sale

Save the date for the American Black Beauty Doll Association Festival of Black Dolls Show & Sale. 

When: November 14, 2026 

Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific

Where: African American Museum and Library 

              659 14th Street 

              Oakland, CA 

Vendor applications are being accepted. 

Website: theabbda.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ABBDAweloveblackdolls 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abbda_weloveblackdolls/

A raffle to win the doll shown on the flyer will take place.

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There are countless items to collect and write about. Black dolls chose me.
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Visit and follow DeeBeeGee's Virtual Black Doll Museum for detailed installations of antique, vintage, modern, and one-of-a-kind black dolls. http://virtualblackdollmuseum.com

Whitney Houston Barbie

Mattel pays tribute to Whitney Houston with a portrait doll that captures the iconic look featured in Whitney's record-breaking “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)” music video.

The Whitney Houston Barbie is on Amazon:

https://amzn.to/3TIVyKF

and Target:

https://www.target.com/p/barbie-whitney-houston-signature-collectible-doll-wearing-iconic-dress-from-music-video-and-microphone-accessory/-/A-94998596

Mattel Creations buy page:

https://creations.mattel.com/products/barbie-signature-whitney-houston-doll-jjy07

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All photos and text are copyrighted and cannot be used elsewhere unless permission is granted by the author.

©Black Doll Collecting/dbg

There are countless items to collect and write about. Black dolls chose me.
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Thank you for reading. Comments that are not spam are appreciated. Spam comments will not be published. To contact me directly, use the About page link, which is also visible in Web View mode, find, and use the email link.

Visit and follow DeeBeeGee's Virtual Black Doll Museum for over 1000 curated installations of antique, vintage, modern, and one-of-a-kind Black dolls. 

When Did You Fall In Love With Black Dolls?

DeeBeeGee's Virtual Black Doll Museum has launched the series, "When Did You Fall In Love With Black Dolls?" This series profiles Black-doll collectors and Black-doll artists. The first profile in the series was published on August 8, 2026. Read the wonderful profile of doll collector Telisa Hodge Spain-Watson at the link and enjoy!

A Collector's Profile: Telisa Hodge Spain-Watson

If you chiefly collect or make Black dolls and would like your profile included in this series, please email me. Thanks!

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All photos and text are copyrighted and cannot be used elsewhere unless permission is granted by the author.

©Black Doll Collecting/dbg

There are countless items to collect and write about. Black dolls chose me.
__________

Thank you for reading. Comments that are not spam are appreciated. Spam comments will not be published. To contact me directly, use the About page link, which is also visible in Web View mode, find, and use the email link.

Visit and follow DeeBeeGee's Virtual Black Doll Museum for over 1000 curated installations of antique, vintage, modern, and one-of-a-kind Black dolls.