Monica Ahanonu is a model, but she is not always comfortable with people staring at her. After getting all dressed up for a big event, she still felt a flutter of nerves. She explained in an interview with TODAY that she doesn't like people watching her. Ahanonu stood for a few photos on the street at the insistence of her friend. While her friend took pictures, Ahanonu realized a father and his toddler were nearby. Ahanonu explained that the dad said that his daughter might take a walk across the street, and that she didn't mind waiting. She was feeling timid since she wasn't great with people looking at her. Ahanonu said that it was the funny thing about children. They don't pick up on the fact that adults accumulate insecurities over time. The little girl in the video pushed the toy stroller past the model. Then, the girl stops and takes a moment to size up the model before turning her toy stroller around so that she can touch one of the flowers. The girl's father takes her hand away while Ahanonu laughs. The video had over 4 million likes as of Friday. One of the most touching moments in the video is when the little girl turned around and revealed that the doll in her stroller is black as well. Girl! One user replied to the post with hundreds of heart-eyed emojis in the comments. Baby knows an angel when he sees one. It was a touching moment, especially considering the long-held preferences for dolls in the past and the race-based prejudices that have been a factor. In the 1940s, Dr. Kenneth Clark and his wife, Mamie Clark, conducted a series of experiments to examine the psychological effects segregation had on Black children. The children were asked to identify the dolls' race, assign good and bad qualities to them, and share which one they preferred. According to The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the Clarks found that prejudice, discrimination, and segregation damaged the self-esteem of African-American children. CNN commissioned a study in 2010 to see if the racial biases had changed. After seven decades, white and black children still prefer the white doll. Ahanonu, a black woman with a mother who came from Uganda and a father who came from Nigeria, remembers what it was like to have race come up on the playground. She said that she and her siblings were the only Black kids in school. It is possible that the little girl in the video has yet to experience how race affects women of color on a daily basis. She probably didn't know that their brief interaction would make Ahanonu feel encouraged. She told TODAY that it wouldn't have felt as genuine as it did. Ahanonu said the interaction made her feel hopeful. She said it was a good sign that things will be less divided as we go forward. 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