USA Today: Black Girls Have Been Playing With White Dolls For a Long Time

Published Saturday, April 8, 2017, on USA Today's website, the above titled article by William Cummings discusses the continued need for black-doll representation.

His article, inspired by the 2-year-old whom a Target cashier futilely attempted to convince to buy a doll that "looked like her," can be read here.

If the link does not work, Google "USA Today black girls black dolls." 

I enjoyed reading the article, and I am honored to have been asked to share my input on the significance of black girls owning dolls that reflect their image.

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USA Today's Take on Doll Diversity

The author of the USA Today article, "Consumer Change Written on Faces of Multicultural Dolls," Jolie Lee, contacted me through my website on October 10, 2014.

Hi Debbie, I'm working on a story for USA Today about diversity in dolls and would love to talk to you for my story. Would you be available for a phone interview sometime next week? Thanks! Jolie Lee Reporter USA TODAY

She left her email address and phone number.  I was not available for a phone interview but offered instead to answer her questions by email, if she chose to take that route.  She did not.

The article was published on December 10, 2014.  Read it in its entirety here or skip to the graphic timeline of dolls and diversity, as the article illustrates it, here.

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