Hall of Fame | Celebrity, Icons & Honorary Black Dolls

Rest in peace, Mrs. Edna, we will miss you very much.... and your fried chicken, very much! Xo, The Black Doll family

Speaking of Icons...

As seen in Oprah (March 2019) and Essence Magazine (June 2019), and featured in Prince Harry & Princess Meghan’s royal wedding special (May 2018), “The Story of the Royals,” produced for television by Time, People, and ABC.

Some of our Honorary celebrity Dolls are civil rights icons Linda & Cheryl Brown (Brown v. Board of Education); actress Gabrielle Union; history-making Principal Ballerina Misty Copeland; the world’s most beloved doll, Barbie; diversity activist April Reign; Broadway and Hollywood actors Anthony Anderson, Taye Diggs; and Emmy Award winner Danny Strong, co-creator of “Empire” and writer of the screenplay “The Butler.”

Local Atlanta Honorary members include the late Naomi King, Dr. King’s sister-in-law; the “Voice of Atlanta,” Ryan Cameron; CBS News anchor Sharon Reed; philanthropist and late radio personality Wanda Smith; former Georgia State Representative Margaret Kaiser; Georgia State Senator Nan Orrock; and William L. Hawthorne III, Esq., Chief Equity Officer for the City of Atlanta.

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 self-esteem projects.

Our honorary members include actors, actresses, artists and models; media personalities; civil rights activists and public servants; outstanding Black Dolls and Black Doll Brothas; entrepreneurs and executives; and doll designers and creatives.

Together, they help ensure our POSITIVE stories are told, that The Black Doll Affair has a seat at the table, and that we are 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

  • Garrain Jones, Motivational Speaker & Musician formerly known as Steph Jones

  • 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 - Principal Dancer with the American Ballet Theater

  • Patty Howard - Singer & songwriter

  • Shane Evans - Illustrator & artist

  • Shuler King - Comedian

  • Sonja Norwood - Brandy’s Mama!

  • Taye Diggs - Actor

  • Theresa Tha Songbrid - Spoken word artist & poet

Beauty Queens

  • Anastagia Pierre, First-ever Black Miss Florida USA 2009
  • Claudia Anthony
  • LaQuisha Hall 

Media Personalities

  • Damali Keith - tv news journalist, FOX 26 Houston

  • Monica Kaufman Pearson - ICONIC 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

  • The Late Wanda Smith - Radio & Media personality

  • 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

  • The Late 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

  • The Late Edna Sturgis - Founder’s mother

  • Aji Amie Mboob Atlanta Philanthropist

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

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

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

  • Joseph K. Atkinson, Pioneer Member

  • Lauren Singleton - Founder’s Doll
  • LaQuisha Hall - Black Doll Affair member
  • Meshanda Johnson, Black Doll Affair

  • Nicole Camille - Ambossadoll

  • 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

  • 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 & Influencers

  • Stacy McBride-Irby, So In Style Barbie Doll Designer

  • Carlyle Nuera - Lead Designer for Barbie Signature at Mattel

  • Elle Oliver-Edmonds - Barbie Copywriter

  • Robin P. Hickman - Doll designer & niece of the late photographer Gordon Parks - photographer of the famous doll test photo
  • Stephen Sumner, Doll Designer —Barbie/Mattel, MGA Entertainment  Hasbro, Marvel Comics, JAKKS Pacific, and Spin Master doll designer


  • Urian Ross, aka: Dude with Black Dolls @dudewithblackdolls on Youtube 

  • Barbie - With a spotlight on Barbie Fashionistas Doll #59 – Mama Doll advised Mattel to give the dark-skinned doll an afro, helping advance authentic Black hair representation in the iconic Barbie collection.