Hair discrimination and texturism are systemic issues that don’t often receive the attention they deserve. According to Dove, “Hair discrimination against Black natural hair can start as early as five ...

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 ...

“Totally Hair Barbie was an extension of a long career working with hair play, stemming back to the 1960s. It started with Elliot Handler, the founder of Mattel. It was his idea to produce ...