33 Search results for "dolls"

What Shall I Tell My Children Who Are Black?: A New Black Arts Movement for a New Generation
“What shall I tell my children who are black, Of what it means to be a captive in this dark skin? What shall I tell my dear one, fruit of my womb, of how beautiful they are when everywhere they turn they are faced with abhorrence of everything that is black. The night is black and so is the boogyman. Villains […]
Yet ANOTHER Underage Sex Lawsuit Brought Against Kevin Clash
Yet another individual is bringing an underage sex suit against Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash, bringing the grand total to three. The anonymous third accuser says he met Clash on a gay chat line while visiting New York for modeling gigs when he was 16 years-old. What a mess.
All I Want for Christmas is a Kenya Doll
The company which made the Kenya doll has announced that the doll will be back on shelves in November, just in time for the holiday season. Are you excited for the return of the Kenya doll? Will you be buying one?
Gendered Toys and the Effect They Can Have on Kids
As I babysat for a three-year old boy last night, I admired the way he played so carefree. I reflected on how playing is a child’s only real duty – with the exception of eating and sleeping. When I asked him what he did at school that day, he answered “played”, with the sort […]
The Dark Continent: The End of the Road
Don’t Judge me for having the Boyz2Men hit single in my head as I traveled back to the states. After spending the last three months outside of the country it feels almost odd to be back on my college campus in Chicago. I witnessed the execution of a chicken in Humakuya Village(and ate it for […]
February 1, 2010 – February 7, 2010
TODAY’S CHILD ; Jamian, 11, loves music and the arts Renee Zalesky, California Chronicle, February 8, 2010 How 9th-Grade Gridlock Keeps Boys Out of College Richard Whitmire, The New York Times, February 7, 2010 Black dolls connect kids, history Katy Jordan, The Boston Herald, February 7, 2010 Anti-Abortion Billboards On Race Split Atlanta Shaila Dewan, New York Times, […]
January 11, 2010 – January 17, 2010
King would have fought coal plants Joseph E. Lowery, Atlanta Journal Constituion, January 17, 2010 Life Sentence Given In Youth’s Killing Richard K. Deatley, The Press Enterprise, January 16, 2010 Do black girls play with white dolls for wrong reason? Debra D. Bass, St. Louis Today, January 16, 2010 Black Schools Restored as Landmarks Erik Eckholm, New York Times, January 14, […]
A Gay Man's Struggle: Original Poetry…"Why DL"(Cont.)
They tried to debate…which man is more of a man… “Girrl you let him get yo boogina?!? No shade girl, but imma need you to not be looking at me like that, cuz how I is, is how I was and how I will always be… OOKKKK!!!” Vs “naw JO, I don get down lik […]
I Don’t Won’t to Be No Disney Princess!
Like most little black girls growing up in abusive homes, I dreamed and sometimes daydreamed of being rescued from my reality. I wished I had a fairy godmother who would flick her magical wand singing, “Salagadoola mechicka boola bibbidi-bobbidi-boo. Put ’em together and what have you got bibbidi-bobbidi-boo,” changing my alcoholic father into benevolent king, […]