Mattel released the African-American Barbie and Ken dolls in 1980. Though there had been an African-American doll in prior collections, the one shown on the right was named as the official African ...

But Black Barbie wasn’t just a sales success for ... currently, there isn’t any African American doll line that receives its own commercial, that receives its own print ad and support, that ...

“Lilli dolls could be bought in tobacco shops ... any social media influencer would envy. But one pic of an African-American ...

So, I'm just really honored to be a part of this day with Barbie ... it just means so many things. Being African-American and having this opportunity to show the younger generation what ...