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24 mar 2023 · Beulah Mae Mitchell was on the first Barbie production line at Mattel before becoming one of the first Black employees at the company’s corporate offices. In a new documentary, she reveals...
21 cze 2024 · She was specifically a Black Barbie, unlike the other Black dolls from the company that either had a different name or the same design as Barbie just with a darker skin tone.
19 cze 2024 · Black Barbie, a brand-new documentary coming to Netflix from Shondaland, chronicles the creation of the first Black Barbie doll — complete with textured hair, fuller features, and a killer Diana Ross–inspired ensemble.
Mattel, one of the largest manufacturers of toys in the country, released the original Black Barbie® doll in 1980. Though beloved friends of Barbie® – like Christie and Francie – were introduced over the preceding decades, this was the first black fashion doll to be hailed as Barbie® herself.
19 cze 2024 · The first Black Barbie was created in 1980 by Kitty Black Perkins. Here’s everything to know about the doll and her creator.
28 lip 2023 · The first Black Barbie debuted in 1979, two decades after Mattel introduced the original Barbie. Before then, several Black American dolls were added to the Barbie franchise, like...
17 cze 2024 · A Netflix documentary called Black Barbie, to be released Juneteenth (June 19), hopes to playfully jumpstart those conversations. The film examines the creation of the first Black Barbie doll...
