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Yelitsa Jean-Charles spent her childhood hoping to find a Black doll that looked like her but was never able to find one while browsing the toy aisles. Jean-Charles, a first-generation Haitian ...

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Melissa Orijin noticed a gap in the toy aisle: diversity. The mother of three struggled to find dolls that had the same curls and complexion as her eldest daughter. After tirelessly searching to no ...

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