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 ...

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.

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 doll didn’t have my facial features or skin tone; the clothes didn’t align with my many cultures and the influences that made me into me. Black Barbie wasn’t introduced until 1980.

“We proudly introduce a new blind Barbie doll and Black doll with Down syndrome to ... series offers more than 175+ looks in a variety of skin tones, eye colors, hair colors and textures ...

The latest addition forms part of the Barbie Fashionistas series offering more than 175 looks in a variety of skin tones ... We proudly introduce a Black doll with Down syndrome to our Barbie ...

Three years later, the company announced the release of its Barbie Fashionistas line, which featured dolls with a prosthetic leg, hearing aids and wheelchairs, as well as with the skin condition ...

"We proudly introduce a new blind Barbie doll and Black doll with Down syndrome to ... series offers more than 175+ looks in a variety of skin tones, eye colors, hair colors and textures, body ...

Mattel also introduced another new doll, a Black Barbie who is the second to have ... a wide variety of shapes and sizes, with plenty of skin tones, hair colors and types, eye colors and shapes ...

Mattel, which makes the dolls, said it is offering a Black Barbie with Down syndrome in addition to its ... at promoting inclusivity that offers over 175 options featuring various skin tones, eye ...

The new Netflix documentary “Black Barbie”, tracks the powerful ... resulting in white dolls being spray-painted with darker skin tones but still lacking distinct black features.