Baby Nancy’s success only highlighted what Mattel was missing. ... When the first official Black Barbie doll was finally released by Mattel in 1980, her box read, “She’s Black!

Lagueria Davis hates dolls. At least that’s what the director of Netflix’s Black Barbie documentary (streaming now) says in the first few minutes of the film. As a kid, she preferred powering ...

Earlier this year, a decades-old doll broke the internet. When posters for Greta Gerwig's upcoming "Barbie" film hit Twitter, fans fawned over the bright plastic-y imagery and the satirical spin ...

Since she was first launched in 1959, a doll named Barbie has captured the hearts of millions across the globe. Barbie was the "first mass-produced toy doll in the U.S. with adult features ...

Seven-year-old Becky Ray, the 400,000th member of the Barbie Doll Fan Club, is all smiles as she poses with two “Bubblecut” Barbie dolls, each wearing a dress and gloves in Miami, Florida in 1965.

Handler partially based Barbie on her own daughter, Barbara, who had wanted an older doll to play with, rather than the baby dolls common at the time. ... The first Black Barbie debuted in 1980.

Black dolls have a historic and long lasting impact on culture and ... THERE WASN’T A BLACK BARBIE. THERE WERE MADAME ALEXANDER DOLLS. ... TALK TO US ABOUT FUSION DOLLS. WIDLINE: DEFINITELY MY BABY.

But it wasn't until 1980 that Barbie herself was available as a Black or Hispanic doll. To date, Barbie is now represented with 35 skin tones and 97 hairstyles to more accurately reflect the world ...

This summer, two dreamy dolls will join the American Girl Collector Series, each recreating Barbie’s Peaches ‘n Cream look ...

The "Barbie" movie was a month or so out, and it didn't really cross my mind until I found out Issa Rae would be in the flick. I've been an Issa Rae fan since the "Awkward Black Girl" web series ...

These Barbies are lawyers, doctors, diplomats and mermaids! See the actual high-achieving Barbie dolls (and well-dressed Ken dolls) played by Margot Robbie, Issa Rae, Dua Lipa, Ryan Gosling and ...