After observing Black girls playing with white dolls and concluding that these children deserved dolls they could relate to, ...
there was no other colored doll that depicted Black women with precision. So, Perkins thought of creating something young Black girls could resonate with. Citing Perkins’ statement, People ...
As a young girl, Zoe Oli of Atlanta struggled with her ... Heartbroken, Zoe’s mom, Evana Oli, bought a Black doll, hoping it would help her daughter feel better about herself.