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Diversity in Barbie dolls were limited to sidekick roles, until Kitty Black Perkins changed that narrative in 1980 by designing Mattel's first Black Barbie. Perkins, who grew up in the Jim Crow South, later retired as Mattel’s Chief Barbie Designer. | CBS Evening News
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Kitty Black Perkins, the creator of the first Black Barbie, breaks down her iconic design. Black Barbie, a new documentary from Shondaland, celebrates the impact Black women at Mattel had on the evolution of the Barbie brand. Now playing. | Strong Black Lead
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Ashley B on Instagram: "Before 1980, Black dolls were usually the friend. Then Kitty Black Perkins designed the first Black Barbie centered as the headline. My parents only bought me Black dolls. I didn’t get it then. I do now. What you see as normal when you’re younger shapes everything. #fyp #ashleytheebarroness #blackbarbie #barbie #representationmatters"
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