Netflix’s 'Black Barbie' tells the story of how the first Black Barbie came to be — and the lasting impact she left behind ...

Transgender actress and activist Laverne Cox has been recognised with her own Barbie - a first for the storied ... Orange is the New Black, said she hoped the new doll would help people "dream ...

Barbie has released its first ever Maori doll, modelled after New Zealand sports ... world cups with New Zealand's women's team - the Black Ferns. She later went on to become a sports journalist.

In 1967, Mattel introduced the first African American Barbie, but the moulds were the same as the original white dolls. In 1997, Mattel released a black Barbie in partnership with Oreo (she held ...