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Margaret Kaiser Georgia House of Representatives District 59 Appointed a Black Doll Affair Honorary Porcelain Doll!
L to R: BDA Honorary Black Doll Queen Merriweather Young, District 6 Fulton County Commissioner Joan Garner, BDA Founder Dana Mama Doll Hill, GA House of Representative Margaret Kaiser, District 63 GA House of Representative Tyrone Brooks and District 36 GA Senator Nan Orrock
An elected leader that helped The Black Doll Affair get recognized with a day on the calendar in the State of Georgia & a supporter of The Black Dolls and their "pretty...philanthropic" effort in the community, it's official, Margaret Kaiser is a Doll!
On Friday January 13, 2012, The Black Dolls of Atlanta [pictured above] gathered to yet again remind a girl of her b'huety. However, this time it wasn't a young black girl and a toy black doll they were donating. No, this time it was a white woman being turned into a Porcelain Doll...and Honorary Porcelain Doll of The Black Doll Affair!
Senator Nan Orrock and Black Dolls Marquita Atkinson[left] and Tenesia McGruder
Strategically timed in accordance with the Martin Luther King National holiday, with guests that called Dr. King "friend", The Black Dolls were treated to personal accounts about another movement that changed the course of our lives, the Civil Rights Movement. GA Senator Nan Orrock [District 36], also an integral part in the Proclamation of Black Doll Affair Day, shared her story about often times being the only "white girl" in the streets of Atlanta fighting for our civil rights. She reminded the Black Dolls that it's not about skin color, it's about progress. More, she admonished them to keep their movement on the path of active community involvement and reminded them that what they do is honorable and noteworthy.
Tyrone Brooks [pictured above], Civil rights icon and member of the GA House of Representatives [District 63], gave moving remarks about Dr. King and the time they spent together. Representative Brooks told the Dolls that he was proud of them and their movement.
Joan Garner, Fulton County Commissioner [District 6] [pictured above], spoke to the Dolls about being the cousin of Barbara Whiteman, the Founder of the Philadelphia Black Doll Museum, and sharing the stage with black women that make a difference in the community.
Dana Hill receives a dolling smack on the cheek from Margaret Kaiser
The star of the night, Representative Margaret Kaiser spoke to the Dolls as their wise big sister. She acknowledged the difference they're making in the lives of countless black girls and women. She spoke about the importance of placing their votes, so that their individual and collect voices could continue to ring...and matter. Representative Kaiser thanked Dana Hill and kissed her for being a doll!
When asked why she chose Representative Kaiser to acknowledge as an "Honorary Porcelain Doll," Dana Hill said, "BDA Porcelain Dolls give voice to the white doll that remain silent during the doll tests, where black children choose the white doll as the pretty doll, the preferred doll, the good doll. Our Porcelain Dolls help us to remind a black girl of her beauty, as it is so powerful to see a Porcelain Doll with a little black girl on her lap telling her that her kinky hair is gorgeous and her brown skin is b'huetiful. Porcelain Dolls play an integral part in our movement. Via their high profiles in the community, our Honorary Porcelain Dolls help to send the message that black girls should not strive to be anything other that hue they are." When Representative Kaiser was asked how she felt about the appointment she said simply, "Honored!"
About The Black Doll Affair Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, BDA has Playgrounds [aka chapters] in Miami, DC, New York/New Jersey, Houston, Chicago and Louisiana. Founded by Dana Hill, The Black Doll Affair is a social organization of philanthropists called Black Dolls. All sizes, shades and ages of 18 years and older, from college students to mothers, career girls to ladies of leisure, The Black Dolls are b'huetiful philanthropic role models that band together to tackle the black families issues with shadeism, self-hatred and low self-esteem. For young girls and adult women that look like them, The Black Dolls are on a mission to remind that "Black IS B'huetiful!"
Headquartered in Atlanta, Ga, this on and off line movement hosts members from all around the United States and overseas! Invited to the White House, heard on The Tom Joyner Morning Show, seen in Essence, on Oprah's O.W.N. network, The Food Network, Bravo, Style, BET, TV One & VH-1, The Black Doll Affair is a philanthropic social club and movement driven by women referred to as The Black Dolls!
The BlackDoll Affair is a self empowerment movement for black girls and women - NOT a black power movement for black girls and women to gather and talk about "The Man."Supporting roles within The Black Doll Affair arePorcelain Dolls, also referred to as Porcelain Pals. These women are not black and their role is important because they give an alternative voice to the white doll that's silent during doll tests.Located in our BDA Frat House, Brothas are men of all races in support of The Black Dolls and their Affairs. Porcelain Pals and Brothas join The Black Dolls in their mission to remind black girls of their b'huety! The Black Doll Affair Social Club offers a colorful experience for anyone looking to help change the ugly results of the historical doll tests, have fun, play well with others and make the world a better place... for ALL of us!
The Black Doll Affair slogan is "We're pretty...philanthropic!" This slogan reminds all the members of The Black Doll Affair to celebrate the beauty of the black doll. For the Black Dolls themselves, it reminds them that "pretty" has its place, but at the end of the day, true beauty is in service to others. The Black Doll's slogan is "Be a Doll, give a doll!" This acknowledges the Dolls consistent behavior as role models to children and adults, and honors their ongoing efforts of donating black dolls to young black girls for positive role play. To quote the Founder of The Black Doll Affair, Mama Doll, "Dolls are more than toys, they reflect who we are!"
The Black Doll Affair is NOT about the color of your skin. It’s about loving the color of your skin NO MATTER what shade of black. It’s about self-esteem in hue. It's about feeling good the way you were born – dark or light. It’s about black girls and women conquering the self-defeating, self-limiting thought patterns of ‘I’m not good enough because I was born a black girl.’ It’s about loving HUE you are!
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And now, a PSA for all those dark girls, "Pretty to be so black"...