Celebrate Black culture in pop culture year-round with these new collaborations and collections. | Source: Target/Disney/The Pop Insider

This February, merch makers and media companies have shown their appreciation for Black fans, creators, and icons through social media and merch. We have compiled some of the best merch and collections that are celebrating Black History Month with pop culture’s most iconic Black characters, from T’Challa to Tiana. Keep scrolling to check out our picks, which are must-haves for this month and beyond.


CREATIVESOUL DISNEY DOLL COLLECTION

Disney is collaborating with the Black-owned business CreativeSoul Photography to bring a new line of four princess dolls with natural Afrocentric hairstyles. Inspired by Cinderella, Snow White, Rapunzel, and Tiana, the dolls each have a unique dress and bag based on her movie.

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  • MSRP:
  • $59.99

‘DC POWER: A CELEBRATION NO. 1’

Celebrate Black History Month with DC Power! Cyborg, John Stewart, Aqualad, Kid Flash, Batwing, Vixen, Amazing-Man, and more examples of Black excellence in the DC Universe come together in this comic anthology, created by a roster of Black artists and writers.

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  • MSRP:
  • $9.99

STAR TREK LIEUTENANT UHURA COLLECTION

Honor an icon with the collection of new Lieutenant Uhura Star Trek merch, which includes multiple T-shirts, a matte poster, a mug, and a sweatshirt. The merch has phrases such as "Starfleet Sister," "The Future is Female," and "Everything is Quiet Sir."

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  • MSRP:
  • $18.95-46.95

BLACK SUPER HEROES REIMAGINED COLLECTION

The Black Super Heroes Reimagined collection includes both collectibles and apparel featuring the artwork of activist Nikkolas Smith. Found exclusively at Target, this collection includes Funko Pops!, sweatshirts, T-shirts, joggers, and more, all featuring Smith's versions of Black Marvel Comics characters.

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  • MSRP:
  • $7.99+

BLACK PANTHER: A NATION UNDER OUR FEET

Written by National Book Award-winner and Pulitzer Prize-finalist Ta-Nehisi Coates, this groundbreaking graphic novel comes in a display-worthy slipcase. It tells the story of the Black Panther T'Challa, a scientist, superhero, and ruler of Wakanda. Novelist Walter Mosley provides an incisive introduction, while veteran comic-book artist Brian Stelfreeze contributed the illustrations.

Product Facts

  • MSRP:
  • $110.00

About the author

Ashley Pelletier

Ashley Pelletier

Ashley is assistant editor for The Toy Insider, The Pop Insider, and The Toy Book with a Master's in journalism from Quinnipiac University. When she isn’t writing her latest story, she is reading a fantasy novel or rewatching one of her three favorite TV shows over and over again. She’s also a big fan of showing people pictures of her two dogs and cat.

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