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2. Black Barbie: A Documentary - Wikipedia

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   Black Barbie: A Documentary is a 2023 American documentary film about the creation of the first black Barbie doll in 1980. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The film is directed, written, and produced by Lagueria Davis . The film premiered at the 2023 South by Southwest film festival [ 4 ] and was released on Netflix on June 19, 2024.

3. Black Barbie paved the way for Hollywood’s hottest celebrity ...

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   Black Barbie stormed onto the toy scene as the “dynamite” antithesis to her Malibu sun-kissed, pink-obsessed predecessor, Barbie, in 1980. ... Getty Images. Mattel memorialized the Civil ...

4. In 'Black Barbie,' the 44-year-old doll reclaims her spotlight

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   The Netflix documentary “Black Barbie” examines why the doll, which was created by designer Kitty Black Perkins in 1980, holds a strong cultural significance.

5. In ‘Black Barbie,’ the 44-year-old doll reclaims her spotlight

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   Stunned by her aunt’s revelation, Davis listened as Mitchell explained how Kitty Black Perkins, the designer of the first Black Barbie, hired in 1976, and Stacey McBride-Irby, a Black Barbie ...

6. This Was the Most Popular Barbie Doll the Year You Were Born

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   Gabe Ginsberg - Getty Images. 1966 ... The first Black Barbie ushered in the glamorous '80s with a bold red dress with cut-out sleeves. Mattel, Inc. 1981-1982

7. Kitty Black Perkins - Wikipedia

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   Louvenia "Kitty" Black Perkins is an African American fashion designer. The majority of her career was spent designing clothing for Barbie dolls . She designed the first Black Barbie in the late 1970s; previous Black dolls in the line were marketed as Barbie's friends.

8. The Marvelous World of Shani - Wikipedia

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   Long before the Shani line debuted in stores, Mattel had already been making African American fashion dolls for 24 years, with their first black doll being the Colored Francie doll from 1967, and then Barbie's friends Christie and Julia (the latter being based on the hit TV series of the same name), released in 1968 and 1969 respectively.

9. 'Black Barbie' Documentary Is Coming to Netflix Thanks to ...

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   Black Barbie is a celebration of Black culture over the past 70 years, and is written and directed by Lagueria Davis, who is also producing with Aaliyah Williams. Camilla Hall, Jyoti Sarda, Milan ...