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Barbie Celebrates 45th Anniversary of First Black Doll With Limited-Edition Collectible of Creator Kitty Black Perkins
Barbie celebrates the 45th anniversary of their first-ever Black Barbie doll with a collectible of creator Kitty Black Perkins.
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. After Mattel ‘s culture sweeping debut of Barbie in 1959, it took nearly 17 years for the brand to come out with a version of the collectible doll that represented more than one type of skin color. Lagueria’s doc mostly focuses on her own aunt Beulah Mae Mitchell, who was among the employees who started advocating for a Black Barbie in the early ’60s.
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