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'Black Barbie' Proves That Representation Is Relative — And Sometimes Unproductive
HuffPost· 4 days agoLike last year's "Barbie," a new documentary raises questions about whether seeing yourself...
"Black Barbie was different": Six fascinating details from Shonda Rhimes' Netflix documentary
Salon via Yahoo News· 2 days ago"When I designed this doll there was a need for the little Black girl to really have something she...
Doll Designers Say First Black Barbie ‘Opened a Lot of Doors’ for Inclusivity in Toys: Mattel...
People Magazine· 4 days agoWhen the very first Black Barbie landed on store shelves in 1980, she was revolutionary. Up until...
‘I’m a Virgo’s Secret Sauce: Anti-Capitalist Messaging and a Briefcase Full of Dolls
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News· 3 days agoBoots Riley didn’t set out to make I’m a Virgo as a television series. Even a year after releasing...
In ‘Black Barbie,’ the 44-year-old doll reclaims her spotlight
NBC NEWS· 3 days agoStunned by her aunt’s revelation, Davis listened as Mitchell explained how Kitty Black Perkins, the...
40 'Barbie' movie quotes as iconic as the doll herself
Today· 4 days agoEver since her debut in 1959, the Barbie doll has captured the hearts of children around the world....
Black Barbie paved the way for Hollywood’s hottest celebrity dolls
NY Post via Yahoo News· 4 days agoCopeland felt more connected to Barbie once black women became involved with the brand. Invision for...
‘Black Barbie’ Filmmaker Hopes To See An Uptick In Black Designers At Mattel As A Result Of Her...
Blavity via Yahoo News· 2 days agoIf filmmaker Lagueria Davis had never moved in with her aunt, Beulah Mae Mitchell, in 2011, we would...
'Black Barbie': Netflix doc collects insights about the importance of relatable dolls
Chicago Sun-Times· 5 days agoIn the 1960s and 1970s, Mattel brought a number of Black dolls into the Barbie Universe, e.g., 1968’s Christie, a friend of Barbie who dressed in a mod swimsuit, and 1969’s Julia, who was based ...
Toddler Has Tantrum Over Not Bringing Doll to Daycare — Then Mom's Creative Solution Goes Viral...
People via Yahoo News· 2 days agoI heard from so many people. It even reached her great-grandmother, Nana Gogo, and made her laugh....