From 'Barbie' to the long-time controversy over ... giving themselves what they needed at that age.” Providing Black girls ...

If you hear the name, you know exactly what it is. Barbie is one of Mattel’s most iconic toys and the world’s most popular ...

McBride-Irby created the So In Style (S.I.S) line of Black Barbie dolls in 2009, which were inspired by her own young daughter. “I wanted to give her dolls that looked like her, reach girls in ...

But when asked which doll is Barbie, the girls invariably point to a blonde ... day,” says a mom in one of the focus groups. “If a black woman or a redheaded woman or a heavyset woman had ...

Rita Moreno has been an entertainment industry staple for over 70 years. Now, the "West Side Story" star and EGOT winner is ...

"When I designed Black Barbie doll, I wanted her to reflect ... female ticket with a president and vice president doll meant to inspire girls to believe they can be anything.

Lagueria Davis, left, with her aunt, Beulah Mae Mitchell, right, on the Netflix documentary “Black Barbie.” Mitchell played a role in the creation of the first Black Barbie doll. Taylor newby ...

She was amazing'Shonda Rhimes on first Black Barbie, star of Netflix documentary ... That's what I hope this doll inspires in each and every girl today: to live their life with courage and ...

Lagueria Davis grew up in Fort Worth in the 1980s and reflects on the city today as a “small town, small world experience,” even though Fort Worth is one of the largest cities in Texas.