Beauty is diverse’: Buffalo’s Black Doll Exhibit in honor of Black History Month
“I love sharing my dolls. I’ve been a doll lover my whole life,” declared Lisa Jacobs-Watson, doll curator & collector. WKBWBlack Doll exhibit. Doll Curator Lisa Jacobs-Watson tells me she’s […]
5th annual Black Doll Exhibit open at Buffalo Central Library
Black doll exhibit celebrates 4th year at the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library
Growing up many little girls in the 60s, 70s, and even the 90s rarely saw dolls that looked like them.
There is a princess inside all of us’ Black Doll Exhibit showcase to recognize royalty
BUFFALO, N.Y. — With the start of Black History Month, the Buffalo and Erie County Library is once again celebrating with their Black Doll Exhibit. This is the fifth annual exhibit is […]
5th annual Black doll exhibit demonstrates the power of representation
When you remember the first doll you played with as a child, perhaps you become misty-eyed with nostalgia, or cringe at the time you cut off all her hair. But […]
Beauty is diverse’: Buffalo’s Black Doll Exhibit in honor of Black History Month
Doll Curator Lisa Jacobs-Watson says she’s honored to share a small portion of her much larger doll collection, featuring Black and Brown dolls in honor of Black History Month, now […]
New doll exhibit in Buffalo celebrates Black history, culture and race
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A new exhibit at the Frank E. Merriweather Junior library celebrates both Black History Month and the upcoming Women’s History Month — through dolls. “We Are Beautiful: […]
CommUNITY: Black Doll Exhibit
Chairwoman April Baskin’s Event, The Black Doll Exhibit, Showcases Black Beauty Nationally and Locally
Buffalo, NY – For the second year in a row, Erie County Legislator April N.M. Baskin and local collector, Lisa Jacobs Watson are teaming up to present an exhibit that focuses […]
Black Doll Expo puts decades of beauty, history on display
The event was organized by Erie County Legislator April Baskin. It featured black dolls through the ages. BUFFALO, N.Y. — The inaugural Black Doll Expo was held Saturday, at the […]