Back in the 1940s, Kenneth and Mamie Clark – a husband-and-wife team of psychology researchers – used dolls to investigate how young Black children viewed their racial identities. They found that ...
“Because she’s black,” the little girl answers emphatically. “And why is this the nice doll?” the voice continues. “Because she’s white.” “And can you give me the doll that looks like you?” The little ...
It is part of American lore on race and progress: In the 1940s, Kenneth and Mamie Clark set out to study the psychological effects of segregation on Black children. The psychologists conducted a ...
It can be argued that the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling that overturned the legal doctrine of “separate but equal” is one of the most monumental decisions in the history ...
As we mark the 70th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, it’s worth reflecting on a simple experiment’s role in dismantling the doctrine of “separate but equal.” In the ...
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Lagueria Davis, left, with her aunt, Beulah Mae Mitchell, right, on the Netflix documentary “Black Barbie.” Mitchell played a role in the creation of the first Black Barbie doll. Taylor newby (Netflix ...
In her debut documentary premiering at SXSW, Lagueria Davis examines the origins and implications of Black Barbie dolls. By Lovia Gyarkye Arts & Culture Critic Davis opens Black Barbie with a frank ...