BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2023: Black Barbie dolls proudly take their place among Mattel classic toys

Thanks in part to its efforts to culturally diversify its doll collections, Mattel — which debuted Barbie in 1959 — started to create Black Barbies in 1980. And the number of Black Barbie dolls nowadays is staggering. It has not always been this way.

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