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 ...

The creation and impact of Black Barbie is now on display in a new documentary. Black Barbie details the doll’s representation and influence on diversity. Netflix released it on Juneteenth.

and of the specific influence of the Black Barbie doll on the diverse array of dolls we’ve come to love today.“ Watch the trailer for Netflix’s Black Barbie documentary above.

Underscoring the central theme, the trailer shows a Black girl playing with a Black Barbie doll as she describes the doll saying, "Really pretty. It has locks, just like me," while holding her own ...

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 ...

Lagueria Davis hates dolls. At least that’s what the director of Netflix’s Black Barbie documentary (streaming now) says in the first few minutes of the film. As a kid, she preferred powering ...

A new documentary on Netflix tells the story of the first Black Barbie doll. The doll arrived in 1980 — more than two decades after the 1959 launch of the first Barbie. If last year was the ...

Barbie was a a firefighter, a teacher, an actor, a lifeguard, a doctor. But it wasn’t until 1976, when Kitty Black Perkins joined the brand as Chief Designer of Fashion Doll concepts ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad talks about a Barbie doll made in her image during the documentary “Black Barbie.” Netflix Share In the 1960s and 1970s ...

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 ...

Black Barbie became the first doll of color to be given the name “Barbie” in 1980. Courtesy of Netflix “I remember when I got the message that Mattel had called and said, ‘We’d like to ...

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 ...