When the very first Black Barbie landed on store shelves in 1980, she was revolutionary. Up until this point, very few Black dolls were available for children, and at Mattel, Barbie had always been ...

It’s been 44 years since toy maker Mattel introduced the first official Black Barbie to the market. As filmmaker Lagueria Davis illustrates in Netflix’s “Black Barbie: A Documentary,” the doll has had ...

More than a decade ago, filmmaker Lagueria Davis decided to spend the day visiting her aunt, Beulah Mae Mitchell. As her aunt poured her a drink, she began telling Davis the story of how she started ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. After Mattel‘s culture sweeping debut of Barbie in 1959, it ...

Barbie has unveiled their newest Blind Barbie Doll and Black Barbie Doll with Down syndrome as part of its fashionista collection. This, as the country recognizes July as Disability Pride Month. Both ...

Get ready for another Barbie summer: a new documentary is set to tell the story behind the release of the first Black Barbie in 1980. "Black Barbie: A Documentary" shows the impact of three Black ...

The documentary was released on Netflix and produced by Shonda Rhimes' Shondaland. The creation and impact of Black Barbie is now on display in a new documentary. Black Barbie details the doll’s ...

Released as part of this year’s global Barbie Fashionistas lineup, Barbie partnered with the American Foundation for the Blind and National Down Syndrome Society to ensure doll designs accurately ...

Mattel has released its first ever blind Barbie doll. (Photo: Handout/Mattel/PA Wire/CNN) (CNN) — Toy company Mattel has launched the first ever blind Barbie in its latest move to make the iconic doll ...