The doll's anniversary look pays tribute to its original design created by Kitty Black Perkins. To celebrate the 45th anniversary of the first Black Barbie, Mattel has released a special edition ...

While it's only a coincidence Women's History Month and Barbie's birthday coincide, it's true that Barbie has influenced ...

Mattel revealed a new line of fully customizable Barbie dolls at this year’s Toy Fair. Retailing for $100, the Barbie Basics: ...

Black Barbie is the untold story of the first Barbie doll created as a Black woman and the pivotal role that three trailblazing women had in working with the Mattel Company in 1980 to produce a ...

The Barbie star was wearing a black baby doll sundress with puffy, elbow-length sleeves for the occasion. On her feet were a pair of black sandals, and she left her blonde hair down in soft waves.

Willy Lew This year, Barbie also celebrates the 45th anniversary of the first Black Barbie doll which was designed by trailblazing designer Kitty Black Perkins. To commemorate the anniversary ...

With only paper dolls and baby dolls to play with ... To promote equal rights, Barbie received her first Black friend, Christie. Barbie became fully poseable in the '70s, and many of her features ...

But it wasn't until 1980 that Barbie herself was available as a Black or Hispanic doll ... finding that choices were limited to baby dolls, which gave the impression that all young girls could ...