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Naomi Osaka is a force to be reckoned with! Not only is she that girl on the tennis courts, but the young mogul in the making has become an entrepreneur, social activist, an advocate for mental health, and more — using her platform to be the change that the world so desperately needs these days. It’s only right that her latest endeavor includes her very own Barbie doll as a part of Mattel’s Barbie Role Model series. This is a collection of dolls that honors global role models from diverse backgrounds and fields who are breaking boundaries to inspire the next generation of girls, according to the company’s website . In fact, this isn’t the first time that Osaka has partnered with Barbie. She served as one of the brand’s shero dolls back in 2019. Once again, Osaka’s doll can hardly be kept on shelves. CNN reports that just hours after its release, the Barbie doll which sports a Nike tennis dress and white visor — an outfit that Osaka wore during the 2020 Australian Open — has sold...
Dr. Lisa Williams used her passion for race and gender identity representation and turned it into a six-figure doll business. The Fresh Dolls line was created to provide children of all ethnicities and gender identities with a form of visual and uplifting representation of themselves. According to ESSENCE, the doll line is on a mission to use toys to help increase self-confidence among children of color all over the globe. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fresh Dolls – Diverse Dolls (@thefreshdolls) After watching a study on CNN about the racial attitudes that young Black girls had toward white dolls, Dr. Williams was appalled by the findings that, although decades had passed, Black children still associated lighter skin tones with “good” and dark skin tones with “bad.” This shocking revelation drove her to launch The Fresh Doll Collection which includes multiple doll lines created to spark conversations in the home about race and provide children of all...
Attention to detail is paying off on this person’s behalf! According to Indy100, a person’s $20 bill actually turned out to be 250-times more than he expected thanks to an important detail that could’ve easily been missed. Posted by a Redditor to the site’s “Interesting As F***” section, the bill definitely is one that will be remembered. It turns out that the detail that made the bill so special was the number “1,” which in turn made his $20 bill worth about $5,000 to collectors. “Note collectors will find that irresistible. Nice find,” commented one Reddit user. “Keep it mint,” they added. While the owner of the bill is suspected to have already protected the bill in some kind of case, others continued to provide insight on the rarity of the bill and said that this may not be the only one of its kind. “The letters before the numbers are the series run and there are dozens of series for each year they print them,” said one user. “Still exceptionally rare and makes it worth...
Late poet, author and civil rights activist Maya Angelou is receiving one of the highest honors for her likeness in the form of a coin. PEOPLE reports that as part of the American Women Quarters Program from the U.S. Mint, Dr. Maya Angelou is set to become one of the first trailblazing women in this country to have herself featured on a quarter. “For too long, many of the women who have contributed to our country’s history have gone unrecognized, especially women of color,” Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13) shared in a statement. “I am pleased to see that the first women to be recognized under my bill are outstanding individuals in the fields of science and literature. They paved the way for many who came after them and inspired young women to carry on their legacy.” According to ABC News, the U.S. Mint announced several different designs of Dr. Angelou in an effort to honor the historical figure’s contributions. Her quarters will be in circulation through 2025 after the new quarter...
You can now have a piece of Dr. Maya Angelou within your home in a new collector’s edition doll. According to Blavity, Mattel is honoring the literary icon with her very own Barbie doll as a part of its “Inspiring Women Series” which also features civil rights icon Rosa Parks and NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Barbie (@barbie) Sporting a patterned dress coupled with one of her signature headwraps, the doll depicts the late Dr. Angelou who passed away in 2014. The doll even includes her holding a mini replica of her autobiography, “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings.” “[The] Maya Angelou Barbie doll is being presented to honor the history and the impact of Dr. Maya Angelou’s activism, work, and achievements,” said the toy manufacturer, according to Blavity. “With displayable packaging, this celebration of Dr. Maya Angelou’s extraordinary life and work makes a great gift for Barbie collectors.” Dr. Angelou made history as the first...