Beulah Mae Mitchell was on the first Barbie production line at Mattel before becoming one of the first Black employees at the company’s corporate offices. In a new documentary, she reveals the ...

BARBIE has made a huge announcement, bringing out a brand new doll with a very common illness that impacts thousands of Irish ...

After the first Black Barbie was created in 1980, Mattel has made many different versions of the doll, allowing Black kids to feel more represented in society. Black Barbies are still teaching ...

The new 45th Anniversary Black Barbie doll was made in honor of Kitty Black Perkins, who, in 1980, designed the first-ever Black Barbie. Kitty Black Perkins worked at Barbie for twenty-eight years.

In the Netflix documentary 'Black Barbie,' designers Kitty Black Perkins and Stacey McBride-Irby talk the evolution of the dolls and further tell PEOPLE about the differences they've made.