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 ...

But his fame has traveled even farther. Now, a toymaker in Wisconsin plans a plastic Scrim bobblehead doll. Phil Sklar said he was watching television in his home in Milwaukee on Sunday ...

Inspiration, self-love and growth are three reasons Howell named the exhibit "Black Butterfly" Proud and Beautiful African American Doll Collection. It aims to show the metamorphosis in African ...

WE HAVE SHAQ HERE. HOW IS THE FOUNDER OF THE THANKFUL HERITAGE MUSEUM, WHICH HAS HUNDREDS OF THESE AFRICAN AMERICAN DOLLS ON DISPLAY AT THE HIGH POINT MUSEUM. MOST OF THE BLACK GIRLS ONLY HAD ...

But it wasn’t until 1976, when Kitty Black Perkins joined the brand as Chief Designer of Fashion Doll concepts, that Barbie was Black. Now, Barbie is celebrating the 45th anniversary of their ...

WOWT reported that the Doll Museum of African-American History is showcasing LaVon Stennis-Williams’ remarkable collection of Black dolls, which spans over three centuries. The exhibit’s ...

As filmmaker Lagueria Davis illustrates in Netflix’s “Black Barbie: A Documentary,” the doll has had quite the journey since then. Davis was inspired to create the film after learning her ...

As a child, she had been fascinated by dolls, she recalled in the documentary, but due to the lack of Black dolls at the time, it never occurred to her that she could have a Black doll specifically.

the origins of the Black Barbie doll. The Gist: Depicting everything from the creation of the original Barbie doll to the Black Barbie and all the way to her 40th anniversary in 2020, Netflix’s ...

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