T he Netflix documentary Black Barbie chronicles Kitty Perkins’ journey to create the iconic black Barbie dolls. Produced by Shonda Rhimes, the documentary focuses on how Mattel received ...

Mellie Phillips, a Black woman who designed hair for Mattel dolls, came up with a short ... impossibly-proportioned, ...

In hindsight, I realize that the majority of the dolls I owned and saw in stores did not look like me — an experience many Black girls can relate to. When I was younger, many of Barbie's ...

Mattel released its new Aaliyah Barbie doll on Thursday in honor ... s “One in a Million” music video outfit, the doll sports a black faux leather vest and black faux leather top with matching ...

A curvy, blue-haired doll that many girls dub ... tree lighting with Santa and Barbie the other day,” says a mom in one of the focus groups. “If a black woman or a redheaded woman or a ...

Transgender actress and activist Laverne Cox has been recognised with her own Barbie - a first for ... comedy Orange is the New Black, said she hoped the new doll would help people "dream big".

the Aaliyah Barbie doll remembers her iconic style, keeping her influence alive across generations.” The toy features her signature cool aesthetic, including her long, dark, silky Black hair and ...

“I like to learn how to make black dolls because that’s how I do something like me: they are black and curly-haired, like me! And at the same time it makes me reflect on who I really am, it makes me ...