The memory recently flashed in my mind as I watched Black Barbie, a documentary now on Netflix. Directed by Lagueria Davis, it highlights the untold story of the Black Barbie doll, the women ...

reach girls in my community and give them dolls that they could relate to,” McBride-Irby said in footage shown in Black Barbie. Ever since her debut in 1980, Black Barbie has become a symbol of ...

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 ...

“So, I wanted my Barbie doll’s legs to be really strong and athletic.” Louvenia “Kitty” Black Perkins, the original designer of Black Barbie, previously told The Post that she ...

The creation and impact of Black Barbie is now on display in a new documentary. Black Barbie details the doll’s representation ... “Black Barbie is validation for my aunt and Kitty and Stacy ...

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 ...

“My main takeaway ... I’m sad that Life Size didn’t get a mention in the documentary, even though this is a Disney movie. That movie really gave us the first black [Barbie ] doll who was ...

Lagueria Davis hates dolls. At least that’s what the director ... “We’re giving Black Barbie, my aunt Beulah, Kitty Black Perkins, Stacey, their flowers, their credit,” she says ...

“Basically,” she continued, “I wanted my black Barbie doll to look more like me.” The first black Barbie came in a box in a box that touted “She’s black! She’s beautiful! She’s ...

DAVIS: Listening to my Aunt Beulah talk about being on that first Barbie line and wanting a Black Barbie, I felt myself, for the first time, relating to a doll as an adult. (SOUNDBITE OF ...