#Aka barbie doll skin
Why not in that case? We need to move beyond that stigma and understand that it is time for us to understand the beauty is not only skin deep! In addition, it is just a doll, but we are not just one person, we are many. I think the first comment, "Why is the Barbie Doll light skin?" was the wrong question. We are diverse, more than just skin tone, but women of substance.
It has nothing to do with "Hating" and everything to do with representation. I just made the comment before I saw the blogs that she is beautiful! It would be nice to see a chocolate beauty as well. The Centennial Boule will also be held in Washington, DC later this summer. The final design for the doll, which the sorority selected from three submissions, will be unveiled at Alpha Kappa Alpha's 100th anniversary celebration in Washington, DC Saturday. College chapters are charged with providing computer training to community members.Īnd the approximately 1,000 AKA chapters around the globe are conducting investment and financial literacy workshops for youth, seniors and chapter members.įor your Barbie collectors like moi, the AKA doll will cost about $50, and be available through, the Barbie Collector catalog, other outlets and in partnership with the sorority. Last year AKA's biennial leadership conference was moved to New Orleans from a planned cruise to infuse about $5 million into that city's economy. "My vision was to make economics as much of a core competency as service has been to Alpha Kappa Alpha for the last 100 years." "Economics is the central focus of everything we do," said McKinzie, whose tenure began in 2006. McKinzie, who is finance director at Chicago's Neighborhood Housing Services. It's being pushed by Centennial President Barbara A. The Mattel partnership is one of several corporate deals that comes as Alpha Kappa Alpha is in the midst of implementing policy initiatives that puts emphasis of its programs on micro and macro economics. Alpha Kappa Alpha kicks off its centennial celebration in Washington, DC this weekend, where the sorority was founded on the Howard University campus on January 15, 1908. Prominent in the ensemble will be the official pink and green colors of the sorority. The AKA Barbie doll will be dressed in an evening gown. "When you pair that milestone with an organization representing an amazing cross section of women who are empowered leaders in any field, it's a real opportunity to introduce the hobby of collecting to a new group of collectors," Grampp said. While Mattel has produced African-American Barbie collectible dolls before, it's the first Barbie in the company's flagship brand based on any sorority and any predominately African-American organization. will produce a collectible Barbie based on Alpha Kappa Alpha.Īccording to Elizabeth Grampp, director of Barbie collector marketing, upon learning that Alpha Kappa Alpha is marking its 100th anniversary this year, Mattel sought licensing for the doll. In honor of AKA's centennial birthday tomorrow, Mattel Inc.
The pretty girls that wear twenty pearls and the TransGriot will be expanding our Barbie collections soon. While searching for a photo of it I stumbled across a picture of the Ivy Rose doll, which is available at Sisterhood Boutique TransGriot Note: The Mattel AKA Barbie final design has yet to be released.