A new Shonda Rhimes-produced Netflix documentary looks back at diversity within Mattel’s Barbie world and those who fought to improve it
You don’t have to be a Barbie girl to be interested in Black Barbie: A Documentary, the history of the first Black Barbie in 1980 and the doll’s significance for Black girls in a world that still questions their natural beauty. The film is a tribute to the Black women who advocated for and designed the doll and a discourse on representation.