How the first black Barbie got her 'dynamite' style

Kitty Black Perkins designed the first black Barbie, inspired by Diana Ross and Bob Mackie. Issa Rae plays a black Barbie in Greta Gerwig's "Barbie" movie.

Black Barbie

J.A. ROGERS

For Black History Month: the first black Barbie (as opposed to friend of Barbie Francie and Christie)! My box is dated 1979, even though Mattel lists her intro as 1980. She's black!

1293 1979 First Black Barbie African American Superstar Era NRFB Steffie Face

How the first black Barbie got her 'dynamite' style

How the first black Barbie got her 'dynamite' style

A little act of revolution': How Mattel came to make the first Black Barbie

1980 Stunning My First Black Barbie Doll reproduction gift set. SUPER RARE EDITION.

1980 SUPER RARE EDITION My Favorite Black Barbie Doll. NRFB

How the first black Barbie got her 'dynamite' style - Noti Group

For generations, Black Barbie has been a symbol of power, upward mobility and imagination

Johnson County woman owns over 1,000 Black Barbie dolls

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