Welcome to the weekend POU! Well, yet another industry where we spend globs of money OUTSIDE of the community. It took every resource I could find to fill up this week with information and that's a shame. There are a few (very very few) small African American owned toy companies with the majority of items being dolls, but outside of that, its in the past. Very disheartening. … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: Black Toy Makers and Manufacturers
Black Toy Makers and Manufacturers
Friday Open Thread: Black Toy Makers and Manufacturers
Whew! Finally! Its FRIDAY Y'all! Here's a black history fact that I knew nothing about: Shindana Toys Shindana Toys, a division of Operation Bootstrap, Inc., was a South Central Los Angeles, California cooperative toy company formed in 1968, one of many Operation Bootstrap initiatives undertaken following the 1965 Watts Riots. Company proceeds supported businesses in the … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: Black Toy Makers and Manufacturers
Thursday Open Thread: Black Toy Makers and Manufacturers
Good Morning POU! Hasbro tried to get over, but they had to pay up the inventor of the Super Soaker! Lonnie George Johnson (born October 6, 1949 in Mobile, Alabama) is an American engineer. Johnson invented the Super Soaker water gun, which was the top selling toy in the United States in 1991 and 1992. Johnson holds a B.S in Mechanical Engineering and a M.S. in Nuclear … [Read more...] about Thursday Open Thread: Black Toy Makers and Manufacturers
Wednesday Open Thread: Black Toy Makers and Manufacturers
Happy Hump Day POU! Today we feature two sistahs behind the fashions and designs of the multi-billion dollar world of Barbie! Kitty Black-Perkins For more than a quarter century, Kitty Black-Perkins served as the Chief Designer of Fashions and Doll Concepts for Mattel's highly successful Barbie line. Over the years, Black-Perkins's hard work and fashion genius … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: Black Toy Makers and Manufacturers
Monday Open Thread: Black Toy Makers and Manufacturers
Good Morning POU! As we get closer to the season of elves, flying deer and big scary ass balloons in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, I thought it would be cool to feature African Americans that were pioneers in creating toys and games and companies that create and distribute toys geared towards African American children. I had no idea it would be so difficult! There is … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: Black Toy Makers and Manufacturers