The first Black Barbie debuted in 1979, two decades after Mattel introduced the original Barbie. Before then, several Black American dolls were added to the Barbie franchise, like 'colored Francie ...

The concept of a Black Barbie doll was first floated at Mattel almost immediately after Barbie herself was created. The company responded in the late 1960s with a handful of Black dolls that were ...

In Netflix documentary "Black Barbie," out Wednesday, June 19, executive producer Shonda Rhimes, 54, alongside ballerina Misty Copeland, 41, and Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, 38, detail the ...

Although Mattel had introduced the Christie doll as Barbie’s friend in 1968 — and Cara would follow her in the ’70s — this was the first time an African-American bore the name of the ...

In the Netflix documentary 'Black Barbie,' designers Kitty Black Perkins and Stacey McBride-Irby talk the evolution of the dolls and further tell PEOPLE about the differences they've made.

Davis opens Black Barbie with a frank admission: Before moving to Los Angeles in 2011 to pursue her filmmaking dreams, the director hated dolls. It wasn’t until she lived with her aunt Beulah ...

Davis opens Black Barbie with a frank admission: Before moving to Los Angeles in 2011 to pursue her filmmaking dreams, the director hated dolls. It wasn’t until she lived with her aunt Beulah ...

Barbie dolls dressed to the nines for the 2000 Olympics are displayed by Mattel at the American International Toy Fair in New York on Feb. 14, 2000. Each country’s doll was only on sale in that ...

The "Barbie Signature" dolls at FAMU were posted on social media platforms, getting over 5,000 likes on Instagram and nearly 300 shares on Facebook. ... Barbie in African American culture.

Want to go? “Black Butterfly: Proud and Beautiful African American Doll Collection” opens Feb. 1 at the High Point Museum, 1859 E. Lexington Ave., with an opening reception will be held from ...

The doll is complete with accessories that children with diabetes are likely to have. It includes a glucose monitor, an ...

Since Greta Gerwig’s brilliant “Barbie” movie came in July 2023, countless people have continued revisiting their own fond memories of the Barbie brand and dolls. Barbie was essential to ...