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Podcast: You Can’t Make This Up
Episode: Black Barbie
Description: In 1959, Barbie changed the way girls played with dolls - taking them from babies to beauty queens, fashion mavens, and professional role models. But girls of color didn’t see themselves represented by the blonde haired, Malibu-tanned figurine. It took 20 years for Mattel to finally release Black Barbie. But in the subsequent years, Black Barbie’s place in the Barbie universe - and in the real world - is still evolving and sparking conversation.Black Barbie traces the doll’s journey from creation to its impact on children of color and its influence in contem...