Netflix’s 'Black Barbie' tells the story of how the first ... there isn’t any African American doll line that receives its own commercial, that receives its own print ad and support, that ...

As the first African-American ... Vivienne Westwood gown and a head full of luxurious locks. Queen Bey‘s Barbie debuted alongside dolls resembling her Destiny’s Child band mates Kelly Rowland ...

That was my Barbie,” she says. “She was almost like the queen of the core because she stood out and she was different,” the journalist adds. Having only played with white dolls before ...

After Mattel‘s culture sweeping debut of Barbie in 1959, it took nearly 17 years for the brand to come out with a version of the collectible doll that represented more than one type of skin color.

The Christie doll is widely considered the first true African American doll in the Barbie line. She was introduced in the midst of the civil rights movement, when critics chided Mattel for failing ...

That was my Barbie,” she said. “She was almost like the queen of the core because she stood out and she was different,” the journalist adds. Having only played with white dolls before ...