these are dolls but i did represent that in the little sister kiana with little curly afro puffs. >> do you know why -- do you get why that matters so much to the african-american community? i know some people who are watching may just say why are they making such a big deal about dolls? but do you know, do you get why the dolls mean so much to people? >> they mean so much to me because they did come from a positive place. my daughter loves the dolls. i've had dads thank me for creating this line of dolls that represent their little girls. >> and i would assume that mattel and you aren't targeting these dolls specifically for young african-american girls to play with. these are for, i would hope, for all girls to play with. >> girls all over the world, yes. exactly, with the positive message. >> and when can they get the dolls? >> they can get them now. >> all right. for more of what matters check out the october issue of "essence" magazine and log on to cnn.com/what matters. stacy, we appreciate it very much. >> thank you. >>> well, a huge sexting scandal. one high school in pennsyl

. >>> princess kiana. >> and with that disney officially welcomed the first african-american princess to the magic king done. princess tiana is one of of the lead characters in the movie "the princess and the frog" that hits theatersdecember. one disney official calls tiana a smart character who will enentire all girls and give african-american girl as new role model, as well. >>> the nfl will have to answer to congress. rafer's here with more on that. this has to do with the impacts that many of the players face just playing a game every sunday. >> right, which is still being disputed by shall. the big question is do hits in football cause early stages of alzheimer's disease. that's what congress wants to find out. 17 former players as well as the head of the players union and nfl commissioner roger goodell will be on capitol hill to discuss it. they're looking at some of the hits just from this weekend. this was called after an nfl substantial sa sanctioned study. >>> larry johnson issued an apology and was told to stay away from the team while it investigates his use of gay slurs,

but i did represent that in the little sister kiana. she hat little curly afro puffs. >> do you get why that matters so much to the african-american community? i know some people who are watching, they just say, why are they making such a big deal about dolls? but do you know -- do you get why the dolls mean so much to people? >> they mean so much to me, because they did come from a positive place. my daughter loves the dolls. i've had dads thank me for creating this line of dolls that represent their little girls. >> i would assume that mattel and you aren't targeting these dogs specifically for young african-american girls to play with. these are for, i would hope, for all girls. >> girls all over the world, yes. >> all right. >> exactly with a positive message. >> and when can they get the dolls? >> they can get them now. >> all right. for more of "what matters," check out the october issue of essence magazine, or logon to cnn.com/what matters. stacey, we appreciate it very much. >> thank you. >>> a huge sexting scandal. one high sch