Barbie doll that honors Ida B. Wells faces an uphill battle against anti-Blackness

Toni Sturdivant, Texas A&M University-Commerce When Mattel announced in January 2022 that it was releasing a new Barbie doll to honor Ida B. Wells – the famed 19th-century Black journalist and anti-lynching crusader – the company said the idea was to “inspire us to dream big.” However, while the doll may prove helpful to youngContinue reading “Barbie doll that honors Ida B. Wells faces an uphill battle against anti-Blackness”