The Black Doll Affair (TBDA), the Barack Obama Presidential Volunteer Service Award–winning cultural arts and self-esteem movement, announces The ME Doll (Mitochondrial Eve) – a human family heirloom inspired by the shared origin of humanity. Through the launch of the ME Doll, TBDA also introduces ME + You, a global artistic and cultural initiative inviting artists and the public to participate in telling the oldest story on Earth: that every living human traces their maternal lineage to one African Mother. Founded by Dana Hill, better known as “Mama Doll,” The Black Doll Affair continues its mission to merge education, empowerment, and cultural storytelling through art.
ME is short for Mitochondrial Eve, the African woman from whom all living humans trace their maternal lineage. While she was not the only woman alive at the time, she is the only one whose mitochondrial DNA line continued unbroken to the present day. This scientific understanding affirms that every person alive today belongs to one human family, connected through a single maternal origin in Africa.
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The ME Doll transforms this truth into a tangible educational artifact designed to spark conversation, understanding, and connection across cultures and generations. Conceived as both a keepsake and a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) learning tool, the doll presents ancestry, science, and identity in a form that can be held, interpreted, and passed down.
“Mitochondrial Eve is more than a doll,” says Hill. “She is a human family heirloom and an educational artifact I created to dismantle the false divisions that racism depends on. When we understand that all of humanity comes from one African mother, the story we tell about who we are begins to change.”
Hill’s work has influenced national conversations around representation in the doll industry. As a consultant to the Barbie team, she advised Mattel to place Barbie in an Afro, a recommendation that led to the release of Barbie Fashionista Doll Number 59. She later advised Barbie to address racism directly, contributing to the widely viewed YouTube video Barbie and Nikki Discuss Racism. Through this advocacy, Hill helped advance national conversations about identity and representation in mainstream toy culture.
Founded in 2007, The Black Doll Affair has included honorary members such as the late Naomi Barber King, Cheryl Brown-Henderson, Gabrielle Union, Misty Copeland, Anthony Anderson, Taye Diggs, Danny Strong, and Barbie. The organization has been honored by the King family, recognized by the late Congressman John Lewis, and featured in the textbook African American Psychology: From Africa to America, as well as on ABC Primetime Live, Time Life, and People’s Story of the Royals (including coverage of Meghan Markle) DVD. TBDA has become a nationally recognized platform for cultural affirmation and dialogue.
In alignment with TBDA’s philanthropic Be a Doll, Give a Doll program — which became the largest consumer group of Mattel’s Black Barbie — the ME Doll is bestowed, not bought. Individuals who wish to receive the heirloom contribute a nominal shipping fee to support ceremonial preparation and delivery to their dollhouses. The philosophy underscores TBDA’s belief that identity and legacy are gifts to be carried forward, not commodities to be consumed.
The doll arrives veiled; her face intentionally left as a blank canvas. Individuals, families, and artists are invited to unveil and paint their vision, participating in shaping how humanity’s shared story is told. As part of the ME + You initiative, select community artists will contribute to PAINT ME gatherings, forming the Gallery of ME, a digital exhibition highlighting diverse artistic interpretations of shared human origin. Participants are encouraged to share their interpretations using the hashtag #YOUPaintME. Guests may keep ME as a personal heirloom or donate her to a child, classroom, or organization.
Launching during Black History Month, TBDA intentionally aligns the ME Doll with the educational legacy established by the late Dr. Carter G. Woodson, founder of Black History Month and the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, which nominated Hill as a Living Legacy Award nominee. Through art, science, and storytelling, The Black Doll Affair continues its work of restoring identity and empowering communities through representation.
Follow the movement at #iamMEiam and learn more at BlackDollAffair.com
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Honored by the King family, recognized by the late Congressman John Lewis, and featured in the textbook African American Psychology: From Africa to America, as well as on ABC Primetime Live, Time Life, and People’s Story of the Royals (highlighting Meghan Markle’s cultural impact within the British Royal Family) DVD, The Black Doll Affair is a cultural arts and self-esteem movement dedicated to restoring identity, honoring origin, and empowering communities through representation, storytelling, and art. Through its signature program, Be a Doll, Give a Doll, it became the largest consumer group of Mattel’s Black Barbie.
For press inquiries, contact:
A Better Concept PR
Karen Grey, 954-498-6212
Dana Hill, 253-314-5317
kgrey@abetterconcept.com
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