Netflix’s 'Black Barbie' tells the story of how the first Black Barbie came to be — and the lasting impact she left behind Barbie dolls first hit the shelves in 1959 — but it would take more ...
As a result, Mattel hired her, and she became the first Black designer for Barbie in 1976. Before Kitty Perkins’ doll surfaced in stores, there was no other colored doll that depicted Black ...
Lagueria Davis, a Fort Worth native, wrote and directed “Black Barbie: A Documentary,” a story about the creation of the first Black Barbie. She had a love of the arts but didn’t think it ...