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Black Barbie paved the way for Hollywood’s hottest celebrity dolls

In Netflix documentary "Black Barbie," out Wednesday, June 19, executive producer Shonda Rhimes, 54, alongside ballerina Misty Copeland, 41, and Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, 38, detail the ...
ABC News

'Black Barbie' trailer tells origin story behind the 1st Black Barbie dolls

The trailer highlights the importance of the Black Barbie creation. The story of the world's first Black Barbie is coming to streaming. Netflix released the trailer for "Black Barbie" on Tuesday, ...
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'Black Barbie' Proves That Representation Is Relative — And Sometimes Unproductive

At its best, writer-director Lagueria Davis' film aims to challenge the level of responsibility placed onto Black Barbie and Mattel. Courtesy of Netflix In many ways, the release of “Black Barbie: A ...
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Black Barbie documentary on Netflix highlights the importance of representation

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Black Barbie: A Documentary started streaming on Netflix on Juneteenth, detailing the creation of the first black Barbie. Video shows black Barbie dolls and ShePower Leadership ...
Black Enterprise

‘Black Barbie’: A New Documentary Showcases Doll’s Creation And Impact On Diversity

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 ...
The Grio

Netflix’s ‘Black Barbie’ documentary shows how far the doll has come and still has to go

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 ...
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Mom tries to get Black Barbie dolls for daughter at Walmart. Then she takes a closer look at each of the dolls: 'Ain’t nobody well over here'

A mother went inside Walmart to get her daughter a Black Barbie doll. Then, she realized the store did not have any without ...
Smithsonian Magazine

How the First Black Barbie Was Born

A new documentary tells the story of Black Barbie, and why she has meant so much to so many Gregory Wakeman - Freelance Writer Lagueria Davis has been working on her documentary, Black Barbie, since ...
Decider

Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Black Barbie’ on Netflix, A Documentary about the Black Doll’s Origin Story

It was only a year ago that Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie’s live action adaptation of Barbie was the talk of the town, but the worldwide phenomenon didn’t spend much time showing the inner workings ...
People

When Was the First Black Barbie Made? All About the Doll's History

Netflix’s 'Black Barbie' tells the story of how the first Black Barbie came to be — and the lasting impact she left behind Courtesy of Netflix Barbie dolls first hit the shelves in 1959 — but it would ...
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Barbie Partnering with Black in Fashion Council to Empower the Next Generation of Black Female Fashion Designers in Celebration of Black History Month

Celebration continues with the 45 th Anniversary of Black Barbie, Aurora James spotlight, and new product EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) announced today that Barbie is ...