Honorary Dolls & Brothas

Our Honorary Dolls & Brothas are celebrities and everyday heroes in our communities who make appearances at Black Doll Affairs or partner with us on their self-esteem projects. Our honorary members include actors, actresses, artists & models; media personalities; civil rights activists and public servants; outstanding Black Dolls & Black Doll Brothas; entrepreneurs & executives; and doll designers & creatives! Together, they to ensure our POSITIVE stories are told and The Black Doll Affair has a seat at the table & is a part of the conversation!

Actors, Actresses, Artists & Models

  • Anthony Anderson, Emmy-Nominated Actor/Comedian

  • B. Angie B. - Recording Artist

  • Beverly Johnson, First Black Model on the Cover of Vogue

  • Celai West - Model/Influencer

  • Danny Strong - Emmy Award winning actor, screenwriter & producer

  • Gabrielle Union - actress, author & entrepreneur

  • Harmonia Rosales - artist

  • Khodia Diop - international supermodel aka Melanin Goddess

  • The Late Lola Gulley - Blues Artist

  • Lovely Hoffman - Recording artist (“My Black is Beautiful”) & school teacher

  • Mala Bryan - Model and creator of Malaville Dolls

  • Misty Copeland - Principle Dancer with the American Ballet Theater

  • Patty Howard - Singer & songwriter

  • Shane Evans - Illustrator & artist

  • Shuler King - Comedian

  • Taye Diggs - Actor

  • Theresa Tha Songbrid - Spoken word artist & poet

Media Personalities

  • Damali Keith - tv news journalist, FOX 26 Houston

  • Monica Kaufman Pearson - news anchor & journalist

  • Rashan Ali - broadcast journalist & radio personality

  • Sharon Reed - tv news journalist & host, Black New Channel

  • Trina Robinson - news anchor & journalist, NBC 5 South Florida

  • Wanda Smith - Radio & Media personality (Deceased).

  • Yvette Caslin - former editor-in-chief at Rolling Out

Civil Rights Activists & Public Servants

  • April Reign - activist & creator of the #oscarssowhite hashtag

  • Cheryl Brown-Henderson - Brown vs. Board of Education

  • Cynthia Tucker - President, Colored Women’s Association of Tacoma

  • Dee Sonntag - Tacoma, WA Municipal Judge

  • Dr. Naomi Ruth Barber - one of the Matriarchs of the Civil Rights era; beautiful widow of the late Rev. Dr. Alfred Daniel “A.D.” King; sister-in-law to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. & founder of the AD King Foundation

  • Kwanza Hall - former Atlanta City Councilman

  • Margaret Kaiser - former Georgia State Representative

  • Nan Orrock - Georgia State Senator, District 36

  • Santa Al, Tacoma’s Santa Claus

Historic Black Dolls & Black Doll Brothas

  • Edna Sturgis - Founder’s mother

  • Eleanor Christine Union - Gabrielle Union’s stepmother and bestie to Mama Doll’s mother

  • Karen Grey - 1st Chapter Director of The Black Doll Affair

  • Kendra Dixon, Honorable Dana Doll of The Black Doll Affair

  • Lauren Singleton - Founder’s Doll

  • Meshanda Johnson - One of the pioneering Black Dolls of Atlanta, who has remained steadfastly committed to the cause through all challenges."

  • Nicole Camille - Community organizer that brought The Black Dolls to President Obama’s attention

  • Queen - Community Activist

  • Raymond Leslie - 1st Black Doll Brotha

  • ShalomIsrael Diggs - Artist, dancer & mentor; sister to Taye Diggs

  • Velicia Hill, Emmy Award Winner Entrepreneur

  • Wilbert Dixon - Honorary Black Doll Brotha

Entrepreneurs & Executives

  • Amanda Smith - spiritual counselor & first Doll to usher The Black Doll Affair into its new Dollhouse on Clubhouse

  • Brooke Hart Jones, Founder of HBCYoU Dolls

  • Kim Roxie - Founder of Lamik Cosmetics

  • Garrain Jones - motivational speaker & author

  • Glen & Maxine McCallum - Owners, McCallum & Sons Whisky Co.

  • Indianna Gregg - CEO of Wedo

  • Renee Knorr - Founder of Global Women Wealth Warriors

  • Tracey Webb - Founder of Black Benefactors & Black Gives Back

  • William L. Hawthorne, III, Esq. - former Senior Vice President of Diversity and Legal Affairs for Macy’s & former Chief Equity Officer for Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms

Doll Designers & Creatives

  • Barbie

  • Carlyle Nuera - Lead Designer for Barbie Signature at Mattel

  • Elle Oliver-Edmonds - Barbie Copywriter

  • Robin P. Hickman - Doll designer & niece of late photographer Gordon Parks

  • Stephen SUmner - Doll Designer

  • Stacy McBride-Irby - Former Barbie Doll Designer