Beyoncé, Zendaya, Shonda Rhimes and Rosa Parks. These A-listers and more are all dolled up, thanks to this pretty, plastic plaything. Black Barbie stormed onto the toy scene as the “dynamite” ...

Barbie's gone to college at Florida A&M University. With the movie of the same name becoming the summer blockbuster, FAMU is embracing the symbolism of the doll that has been a top toy through the ...

Angela Williams, a Black writer in her 40s, remembers getting her first Black Barbie doll like it was yesterday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and ...

Barbie has announced two new additions to its growing line of diverse and inclusive dolls: a blind Barbie and the first Black Barbie with Down syndrome. Mattel announced the two new dolls on Tuesday ...

"Barbie" was a box office smash, taking the world by storm as it celebrated women and showcased the diverse history of the popular doll. The history of that diversity can be traced back to trailblazer ...

Mattel's new autistic Barbie is just the latest addition to the toymaker's line of diverse dolls. The Barbie Fashionistas line includes, among others, a blind doll, a doll with Down syndrome and a ...

Since dropping on the scene in 1959, Barbie has been a fashion designer, a nurse, a ballerina, a flight attendant, a fashion model, lead singer of The Rockers, a veterinarian, a pilot, an executive ...

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