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2. Barbie - Wikipedia

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   Barbie is a fashion doll created by American businesswoman Ruth Handler, manufactured by American toy and entertainment company Mattel and introduced on March 9, 1959. The toy was based on the German Bild Lilli doll which Handler had purchased while in Europe.

3. Remembering the original Barbie - AOL

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   Get nostalgic about the original Barbie doll -- and watch the original commercial from 1959! Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...

4. A new documentary explores why the first ‘Black Barbie’ was ...

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   Upon Black Barbie’s eventual release in 1980, it was clear Black Perkins’ design was the complete opposite of the Barbie people knew: full lips, wide nose, bold colors and a short afro.

5. List of Barbie's friends and family - Wikipedia

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   Barbara "Brooklyn Barbie" Millicent Roberts (2021–present): A black eponymously-named friend of Barbie, first introduced in the 2021 film Barbie: Big City, Big Dreams. In the film, Barbie crosses paths with her over a locker engraved in their name in a performing arts school in Brooklyn, New York City. They become fast friends and have been ...

6. Midge (Barbie) - Wikipedia

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   Margaret "Midge" Hadley Sherwood is a doll character in the Barbie line of toys by Mattel that was first released in 1963. She was marketed as Barbie's best friend. Although created at the same time as Skipper, [1] Midge was re-introduced in 1988 as part of the play line, though two vintage reproduction dolls were made specifically for collectors in 1993 and 1998.

7. Black Barbie fans explain why they cherish the ... - AOL

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   After the first Black Barbie was created in 1980, Mattel has made many different versions of the doll, ... And if the toy came with straight hair, her mom would help her wash the doll’s locks so ...

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. Ken (doll) - Wikipedia

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   American rapper Lil B likely named his 2017 mixtape Black Ken after Ken, as the cover art for the mixtape depicts Lil B and some of his female friends as dolls in the same style as Barbie. [83] Atlanta rapper Kenyatta Lee Frazier Jr., known professionally as Ken Carson, got his name from the doll as he wanted to "live better than him". [84]