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Britain’s Black doll makers rush to meet demand for diversity

UK Jodi Vernon founder of Clarkes Closet

London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation British entrepreneur Jodi Vernon never intended to become a toy maker. But after her daughter Clarke was born, she struggled to find Black dolls that represented her family in toy shops packed with white-skinned, blue-eyed figures. The last straw came when she went into a second-hand shop in London and was offered a […]