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 ...

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 ...

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It was the psychological study that shaped a generation: Drs. Kenneth and Mamie Clark's doll test. Candace McCowan has more. Brittney Johnson debuts as 'Wicked's' first Black 'Glinda' It showed what ...

CLEVELAND — It was an experiment that changed the course of U.S. history-- baby dolls helped to desegregate schools and alter the way race in this country is viewed. Now, more than 60 years later, ...

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 was a simple test. You give a child two dolls, one white, one dark-colored, and ask the child which one he or she likes best. Which one do they want to play with? Which one is the “nice” doll?

“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 ...

Author and prominent critical race theory advocate Ibram X. Kendi wrote an extensive essay on his daughter’s attachment to a White doll in a Tuesday piece published in "The Atlantic." Kendi, a ...

After 30 years of making dolls and publishing affirming girlhood stories, American Girl is set to release a third black doll. The story of the new Melody Ellison character is that she hails from ...

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 ...