Black dolls inspire children to embrace their African heritage [Culture on The Morning Call]

While growing up, my mum bought me a black doll. I found that to be a bit strange and only played with the white dolls I had. I thought white was better than black because of the hair and the colour the dolls had. This actually meant that I didn’t love myself or where I came from without realising it. But as I grew up, I learnt to embrace how I looked like by loving my skin colour and the texture of my hair.

Unfortunately when you went to the market to buy the dolls, you rarely get the chance …
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