Black Barbie stormed onto the toy scene as the ... way — because black women are a part of it now,’” says ballerina Misty Copeland, 41. As the first African-American, female principal ...

But is “Black Barbie” good? It occasionally feels like ... the first Black woman to become principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre; Ibtihaj Muhammad, the first woman to wear a ...

And so she did: “Black Barbie: A Documentary,” her newly-released ... as well as appearances from Shonda Rhimes, ballerina Misty Copeland, Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad and Congresswoman ...

the ballerina Misty Copeland and the fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, Davis complicates our understanding of Black Barbie, both celebrating her existence and recognizing her limitations. “Black Barbie ...

In 1976, Mattel released Quick Curl Deluxe Cara and Cara Ballerina. 1980: Black Barbie Kitty Black Perkins, who had become Barbie's principal designer in 1978, was tasked with designing the first ...