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Happy Valentine's Day!
💝Enjoy!💝dbgThere are countless items to collect and write about. Black dolls chose me. __________Thank you for reading. To contact me, please use the contact form on the right of the home page, which...
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Learn About Folks "In the Doll World"
Below is a link to the podcast/interviews conducted by the hosts of In the Doll World, Georgette Taylor (co-creator of the Big Beautiful Doll Line) and Tammy Fisher, owner of Curiositeej Dolls. Listen...
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Largest Black Doll Show to Open a Black Doll Museum
Photo from Blacknews.comSandra Epps, CEO of Sandy's Land Entertainment and host of the annual Detroit Doll Show will open a Black doll museum in shipping containers. Read about her plans and what...
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Virtual Event: Black Toys and Toymakers, The Shindana Story
Baby Nancy, Shindana's First DollVirtual EventFebruary 26, 1 p.m. ESTIn 2020, The Strong inducted Baby Nancy into its National Toy Hall of Fame. Crafted with Black children in mind, Baby Nancy is the...
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Designer Sews Clothes for Fashion... Dolls
For Black History Month in 2020, Fresh Dolls Tamra enjoyed wearing this lovely dress by Laylee M. Doll Clothes.For almost two years, I have purchased fashion doll clothes from the Laylee M. Doll Cothes...
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If You're Not Already Following...
The first and only virtual Black doll museum where antique, vintage, modern, and OOAK Black dolls are celebrated 24/7....DeeBeeGee's Virtual Black Doll Museum, please do so by adding your email address...
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Because She's Lovely, I Named Her Aisha
As soon as I saw Sarah Niemela's completed photos of the custom 8-inch clay doll that I commissioned her to make for me, I began singing Stevie Wonder's song, "Isn't She Lovely?" "Isn't She Lovely" is...
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In Case You Missed It
Baby Nancy, Shindana's first dollThe Strong Museum's Zoom event, Black Toys and Toymakers: The Story of Shindana was held on Friday, February 26, 2021. The recorded presentation can be viewed below....
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A Girl and Two Guys
I haven't added very many dolls to my collection this year (it is only March). That trend will probably continue unless a doll is extra special or is one of the few that is on my want list (and that is...
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Happy Birthday Barbie! (Updated)
Childhood dolls (all except the one on the far left, which was given to me by my niece)Dear Barbie,You and your friends gave me several hours of enjoyable play during my childhood. By the time I was...
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Another Black Doll Beauty by Sarah Niemela
A lovely polymer clay doll by Sarah NiemelaI am a member of the private Facebook group, Sarah Niemela's Black Doll Beauties. Last week, Sarah posted photos of the doll shown above. The black-doll...
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Check out this Shani and Friends Video Installation
Doll-friend Julius M. shared a link to a Shani and Friends video that includes information about the Shani line and other Black Barbies and friends of Barbie. I embedded the video in DeeBeeGee's...
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Genius Aretha's Doll Updated
This is a screen snapshot of a Black ragdoll created by Mark Ruffin for the National Geographic series, Genius: ArethaGenius: Aretha is a multi-part National Geographic series about the Queen of Soul,...
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Maylin's Return
Maylin by Paola Reina of SpainMaylin was first introduced in my after-Christmas post about redressed and new dolls. In that post, there was only one picture of Maylin. I included the fact that she was...
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Museum in the News
"Establishing and Curating a Virtual Black Doll Museum"DeeBeeGee's Virtual Black Doll Museum is featured in a 10-page article in The Official Journal of the United Federation of Doll Clubs Doll News...
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Club-Exclusive Dress for Maya
2021 WLBDA-Exclusive Maya Angelou Barbie DressAn elegant dress made exclusively for the We Love Black Dolls Anew Facebook group by Misha Yarbrough for the Maya Angelou Barbie is shown above.The...
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1st Black Barbie's Tribute Dress Modeled
40th Anniversary Black Barbie Tribute Package by Pabboo RedfeatherThe tribute dress to 1st Black Barbie's 40th anniversary was designed by Pabboo G. Redfeather in 2020 as an exclusive for members of...
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Barbie Fashion Doll Pen Maya (Barbie)
Barbie Fashion Doll PenTwice within the same week, I saw photos of the Maya (Barbie) Fashion Doll Pen. I was initially directed to a seller on Walmart's website, who offered three different Barbie...
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15% Off at Pack Turtle
I received a personal thank you from Cheryl Overby at Packturtle.com for mentioning and linking to their business in my recent post about the Barbie Fashion Pens they had in stock. At the time of this...
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Connecting People with Art
I am with Barbara Whiteman in this 2005 photograph taken at the Philadelphia International Black Doll Show.In 2005 at the Philadelphia International Black Doll Show, Barbara Whiteman, the show host,...
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