The couple remained close friends after their breakup. Shortly after Cooper announced Wyatt’s birth to the world on CNN in May, he told Stephen Colbert that he planned to co-parent with Maisani.
“Even though we’re not together anymore . he’s my family and I want him to be Wyatt’s family as well,” he said.
He also told Howard Stern later that month that he liked the idea of Wyatt having more than one parent in his life.
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Cooper with Maisani at CNN Heroes 2015 on Nov. 17, 2015.
“My ex is a great guy and it’s good to have two parents, if you can,” he said.
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Ymma’s website prominently features a Nelson Mandela quote: “It is in your hands to make a better world for all who live in it.”
Gaëtan Etoga and Yannick Nguepdjop take that literally. The two Quebec dads founded the company, which makes Black and mixed-race dolls, to inspire children and expose them to difference.
Startling lack of diversity in the toy world
Etoga said the idea has been floating around in his head for a while now.
He and his business partner, Nguepdjop, both originally from Cameroon, were surprised to find that even big multicultural cities like Montreal had a startling lack of diversity in many areas including in toy stores.
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