Soon after Barbie was first introduced in 1959, Beulah Mae Mitchell, a Black ... the doll line featured three characters — Shani, Asha and Nichelle — with varying skin tones, hair colors ...

“I knew exactly how black women wear their hair, how their ... designer of the fashion doll line in the mid-’80s. Coming 21 years after Barbie made her debut in 1959, it was a barrier-breaking ...

After Mattel’s culture sweeping debut of Barbie in 1959, it took nearly ... when Kitty Black Perkins joined the brand as Chief Designer of Fashion Doll concepts, that Barbie was Black.

Barbie has been in vogue since 1959. Since her toy store debut ... While subtle changes were made to her hair and makeup in each iteration, the doll form itself was kept consistent show off ...

The first Barbie doll was launched in 1959, and in 1968 ... by clothing designer Kitty Black Perkins. The Black Barbie wore her natural hair in an Afro and rocked a red bodysuit and disco skirt ...

The doll mirrored some of Angela Williams’ features, sporting preppy dark hair, a “simple ... was unlikely unheard of for Black girls in 1959. That year, Barbie made her debut at toy ...

Since she was first launched in 1959 ... and black heels. Within its first year, 300,000 Barbies were sold and the public's love for the doll has only grown. In 2021, over 86 million Barbie ...

Years later, as a chief designer of Mattel’s iconic Barbie doll line, Black Perkins created the first Black Barbie so other children could see themselves in the toy introduced in 1959.

The first Black Barbie ... Goddess of Africa doll. Both Model No. 8 and Model No. 10 are also African American dolls with different skin tones and hair styles. Barbie "Brooklyn" Roberts was ...

long black gloves and sparkling earrings, the 65th-anniversary doll seems to be inspired by the original Barbie, which made her debut at the New York Toy Fair on March 9, 1959. Priced at $60 ...