Black Perkins, who designed Black Barbie's ruby, high-slit dress, says she drew inspiration from Diana Ross' showstopping ...

a Black Mattel employee who posed a question to Mattel president and Barbie creator Ruth Handler that would transform the ...

Barbie was a a firefighter, a teacher, an actor, a lifeguard, a doctor. But it wasn’t until 1976, when Kitty Black Perkins joined the brand as Chief Designer of Fashion Doll concepts ...

A writer explains what the new Aaliyah Barbie doll means to little Black girls and why it's important to have representation in toys.

After Mattel’s culture sweeping debut of Barbie in 1959, it took nearly 17 years for the brand to come out with a version of the collectible doll that represented more than one type of skin color.