02-12-2015 CHANGE GENERATION These African Dolls Are Outselling Barbie In Nigeria An entrepreneur decided that it’s time African girls had dolls that looked like them.

NEW ORLEANS – The "baby dolls," an on-again, off-again Mardi Gras tradition of New Orleans' African-American community, are on again. The troupes of women strutting and prancing in bonnets ...

To the left blonde, blue-eyed Barbie. There's a new girl on the block, err, aisle, and she's got thick, natural hair, a brown complexion and is dressed in traditional African garbs. In 2014, it ...

T he “baby dolls,” an on-again, off-again Mardi Gras tradition of New Orleans’ African- American community, are on again. The troupes of women strutting and prancing in bonnets, garters, and ...

Baskets overflow with African Duduza dolls at The Snow Goose Yarn Shop in Milton. Knitted in the bright colors of the African landscape - red, yellow, green and turquoise - each dark face is ...

American Girl is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Since 1986, the business has sold more than 29 million dolls and more than 153 million books. This summer, it will release a new historical doll.

Inside April Marius' Freeport home, there's a treasure trove of antique African-American dolls from the 19th and 20th centuries.

Extensive collection of African-American dolls to be displayed at LI museum Artist, designer and collector April Marius holds a handmade leather doll with baby from her rare collection of African ...

Bringing the dolls to the United States was a logical step, as there is a large population of people of African decent.

When the predominantly African-American Zulu krewe hits the streets on Fat Tuesday — Feb. 12 — its marchers will include the Baby Doll Ladies, a troupe formed after Hurricane Katrina.