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‘BLACK BARBIE’ Netflix Documentary Explores The Creation Of The Ethnic Evolution of The Iconic Mattel Doll!

Netflix has released the trailer for BLACK BARBIE, a documentary exploring the creation of the ethnic Barbie Doll.

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More than just a doll. Black Barbie celebrates the momentous impact three Black women at Mattel had on the evolution of the Barbie brand as we know it. Through these charismatic insiders’ stories, the documentary tells the story of how the first Black Barbie came to be in 1980, examining the importance of representation and how dolls can be crucial to the formation of identity and imagination.


Black Barbie premieres June 19, only on Netflix.

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