This month marks the Barbie doll’s 60th birthday, with a lot of attendant hoopla. ... The first Baby Nancy dolls had rooted black synthetic hair that may have come from Mattel’s suppliers: ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Baby Nancy, the first Black baby doll to have an Afro and other authentic features, was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame on Thursday, along with sidewalk chalk and ...

Earlier this month, Mattel debuted the Barbie Signature 40th Anniversary First Black Barbie Collector Doll ($39.99) on social media and baby, she is beautiful and as elegant as ever!

Christie is considered the first Black Barbie doll, "introduced in 1968 as a friend of Barbie's … [She] was a staple for many years, though she was discontinued in 2005," Wahlberg said.

Blonde-haired, blue-eyed Barbie dolls once took over the aisles of toy stores as the only plastic playmates offered to young girls. Now, those same aisles are gradually adding diversity with the ...

Buy them a white Barbie, a black Ken and little brown-skinned, curly-haired Chelsea doll to go with it. White dolls aren’t just for white kids and black dolls aren’t just for black kids.

Barbie released a stylish new Black History Month wardrobe and announced the upcoming release of five new dolls inspired by the ... Baby Shiona is PROUD. ... 40th Anniversary Black Barbie Doll.

“I want TONS of children. Well, maybe not too many,” she joked. “I grew up in a family of four [kids], so that sounds like a good number. We'll see what happens; no time soon. I know that once I have ...

Shopping for a doll set to encourage diversity, a mom found some Black dolls cost almost $15 more than similar white dolls on Walmart.com.

Black dolls have a historic and long lasting impact on culture and ... THERE WASN’T A BLACK BARBIE. THERE WERE MADAME ALEXANDER DOLLS. ... TALK TO US ABOUT FUSION DOLLS. WIDLINE: DEFINITELY MY BABY.