Copeland was intimately involved in the doll's design and partnered with Barbie on all the details. Wendy Luhabe is a renowned author and social businessperson who had spent a great deal of her life working to inspire formerly deprived persons, especially women. The fashions for the doll were inspired by her Firebird costume from her first ABT principal role. Even girls in the Capital Region, like 10-year-old Adoniah Swinton, who loves art, and her sister, 7-year-old Kaya Swinton, who is passionate about expressing herself through literature. On June 30, 2015, Copeland became the first African American woman to be promoted to principal dancer in ABT's 75-year history. This interactive PowerPoint has all the bells and whistles to keep your young students engaged while learning about six amazing African American female role. It adds to the list of historic role models that young Black girls look up to. Misty Copeland is an American ballet dancer for American Ballet Theatre, one of the three leading classical ballet companies in the United States. Role Models for All in Celebration of Black History Month. Thanks to American company Mattel, producers of the fashion doll Barbie, young Black girls can now take home their favorite inspiring Black women. The authors of the new study, which was published in the journal Scientific Reports on Thursday, believe that the Ivory Lady held a high rank and was revered by the society in which she lived for. Imagine being a young Black girl and getting the chance to wake up to your favorite Black female icons. Several trailblazing and record-setting Black women have had their contributions to our works immortalized in doll forms. The Barbie brand has been in Africa for decades but never before has the world-famous doll looked like a lot of African girls. It shapes a child’s imagination and their world view and dolls are an important part of that process. Research indicates that the visibility of black female role models is vital to encouraging more black women to pursue careers in science, technology.
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