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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.
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.
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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 ...
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.
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“Black Barbie” highlights the 30th celebration of the doll that McBride-Irby oversaw in 2010. Perkins is working with Greening for a new collector Black Barbie to be released in 2025 for the ...
The trailer continues by exploring the long road to introducing the first non-white official "Barbie" in 1980. Through insiders' stories, the documentary examines the importance of representation ...