Absolutely inspiring — the story founder Yelitsa Jean-Charles told about getting a black Barbie — it wasn’t the story we expected. She’s nothing short of amazing and so is her company, Healthy Roots Dolls. This toy company creates dolls and storybooks empowering young girls by representing the beauty of diversity. We love what they’re doing, why they’re doing it, and how they’re doing it, and we can’t improve on the presentation of it all. We suggest you check out the About section of the website. If you have a few tissues handy, listen to her TED Talk because the first few sentences are going to hit your heart, hard.

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