Telisa's LOL Surprise Dolls Part 2
LOL Surprise! Dance, Dance, Dance Series: Virtuelle, B-Gurl, and Miss RoyaleThe previous post included several pictures of Telisa Spain's LOL Surprise! dolls. This post includes the remaining photos...
View ArticleMy 2nd Rainbow High Doll
Daria Roselyn is from the Rainbow High Series 3 collection.A gift from a Facebook friend, Daria Roselyn from the Rainbow High Series 3 collection is an 11-inch, all-vinyl doll with multiple points of...
View ArticleBone Black Chapter 8
Bone Black by bell hooks was originally published on October 15, 1996.On December 15, 2021, the literary world lost author, professor, feminist, and social activist Gloria Jean Watkins who used the pen...
View ArticleBlack Dolls Matter Zoom Presentation
Photo captured from OaklandCountyTimes.com"Feb 23 – Black Dolls Matter Zoom Presentation w/Display at Southfield Library"Southfield, MI –  The Southfield Public Library hosts several collectors as...
View ArticleNew-York Historical Society Black Dolls Exhibition
New-York Historical Society Black Dolls ExhibitionAn exhibition of Black dolls made primarily by African American women from 1850-1940 from the collection of Deborah Neff will open on February 25,...
View ArticleVirtual Black Doll Museum In the News
In January 2022, I was interviewed by Molette Green, News 4 Anchor and Community Reporter for the Washington, DC-based NBC station about my Virtual Black Doll Museum. The interview, which aired earlier...
View ArticleDolls' Travel Preparation and Arrival
Black and White vinyl 16-inch versions of Twinkie by EffanbeeAs mentioned in the post about the New-York Historical Society's Black Dolls exhibition, two of my dolls (black and white versions of...
View ArticleGoldie's Book Receives Rave Reviews
Goldie Wilson's book is a beautiful pictorial of her dolls.On Saturday, February 26, 2022, I received Goldie Wilson's book, Original Black Dolls by Goldie Wilson a Pictorial of Her Dolls.In early 2020,...
View ArticleHappy Birthday Barbie Millicent Roberts
BMR1959 Barbie dolls of color from waves 1 and 2; (the doll in orange is from wave 2.)Barbie turns 63 today because of which I am celebrating the broad range of diversity in the Barbie line that has...
View ArticleJockel by Andrea Jansen
Jockel is a 17-inch European vinyl doll made by Andrea Jansen in 1993.Donated to DeeBeeGee's Virtual Black Doll Museum by Ms. Linda Kimmel, Jockel arrived with another doll donation. Because Jockel's...
View ArticleWhen People Mock Adult Doll Collectors
I find it absolutely deplorable when clueless adults (even subtly) mock adult doll collectors with snide remarks that insinuate doll collecting or loving dolls in any way beyond childhood is absurd....
View ArticleIf These Dolls Could Talk
The following video was posted by the New-York Historical Society on March 8, 2022, with the following description:Â What can simple cloth dolls tell us about the history of the United States? New-York...
View ArticleBlack Dolls Exhibition Souvenirs
Gifts and souvenirs from the Black Dolls exhibition at the New-York Historical societyDoll-friend, Romona Jennings, sent several souvenirs and items purchased at New-York Historical Society's Black...
View ArticleLOL Surprise O.M.G. Queens Sways
LOL Surprise O.M.G. Queens SwaysPart of the Queens line of LOL Surprise O.M.G. dolls, Sways recently arrived as an early birthday gift from a dear doll friend. In this blog post, an unboxing video is...
View ArticleRainbow High Pacific Coast Harper Dune
Rainbow High Harper DuneIt was Harper Dune's Burberry-inspired fashion that brought her here. This 11-inch articulated vinyl doll wears a cap, a sleeveless crop top, and panties made of Burberry print...
View ArticleTarget's Christmas Sweater Ornaments
Christmas sweater ornaments from TargetNote: I just discovered this post from November 2021 was never published. So, I am publishing it now. Let it serve as a reminder to check out Target's website or...
View ArticleYou Can Be Anything Doctor Barbie
You Can Be Anything Doctor BarbieBecause I love this head sculpt, the complexion, and the perfect lip-color combinations, I purchased You Can Be Anything Doctor Barbie from Amazon. She has the same...
View ArticleHer Ethnicity is Unknown
Latina woman doll made of feltSold to me as a Jamaican doll, this circa 1940s-1950s felt doll with a painted mask face is 12 inches tall. I did not pay close attention to the clothing until the doll...
View ArticleBeatriz's Eyes
My Twinn Beatriz' eyes used to be hazel green.Near the end of 2016, My Twinn Beatriz arrived as an unpainted "head" only with hazel-green eyes and upper and lower eyelashes. I painted the head to match...
View ArticleI Have Been Bot Scraped Updated
Thank you, Ms. Leo, for informing me that my blog, yours, and several other Blogspot blogs that we follow are being bot scraped by the website, ToyNewz.com.I tried to contact them to request that they...
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