American Girl is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Since 1986, the business has sold more than 29 million dolls and more than 153 million books. This summer, it will release a new historical doll .

Dollmaker American Girl named its “Girl of the Year” Friday, revealing a new African-American doll named Gabriela McBride. She’s the first Girl of the Year doll since 2011 who wasn’t white.

I am a Black woman in the UK, but this growing reputation for beauty perfection isn’t something I can personally claim. And yet, as I look around at my glamorous age mates, all in full UK Black ...