More than a decade ago, filmmaker Lagueria Davis decided to spend the day visiting her aunt, Beulah Mae Mitchell. As her aunt poured her a drink, she began telling Davis the story of how she started ...

The documentary was released on Netflix and produced by Shonda Rhimes' Shondaland. The creation and impact of Black Barbie is now on display in a new documentary. Black Barbie details the doll’s ...

It’s been 44 years since toy maker Mattel introduced the first official Black Barbie to the market. As filmmaker Lagueria Davis illustrates in Netflix’s “Black Barbie: A Documentary,” the doll has had ...

Barbie has unveiled their newest Blind Barbie Doll and Black Barbie Doll with Down syndrome as part of its fashionista collection. This, as the country recognizes July as Disability Pride Month. Both ...

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In the first few minutes of her new documentary film, the writer and director Lagueria Davis pays a visit to her aunt, Beulah Mitchell. At Mitchell’s house, they look through a room filled with boxes ...

A new documentary on Netflix tells the story of the first Black Barbie doll. The doll arrived in 1980 — more than two decades after the 1959 launch of the first Barbie. If last year was the summer of ...

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 ...

As illustrated by a new Netflix documentary, the history of Black Barbie paved the way for a more inclusive Mattel. It’s been 44 years since toy maker Mattel introduced the first official Black Barbie ...