McDonald's Barbie ad is accused of racism
McDonald's is embroiled in controversy because of an ad in which a brown-skinned girl is shown daydreaming of looking like a blonde-haired, blue-eyed Barbie...
Nicki Minaj and the white beauty myth machine
OPINION - Because it is Black History Month, Minaj's flaunting of her internalized white American standards of beauty stand out more.
Aww! Black girls given natural hair Barbie dolls
VIDEO - Some African-American girls in Columbus got a unique lesson in self esteem this past Friday afternoon...
Black group gives Barbie a 'natural hair' makeover
WRBL-TV - "We're holding the Black Barbie Doll Drive, where we collected new and used Barbies to give to the girls at the BTW Girls Inc. and we're turning them into natural hair Barbies," said Candace McBride, Organizer for the Black Barbie Drive. ..
Nicki Minaj Barbie crafted for charity auction
OPINION - Nicki Minaj has finally made her dream come true by being made into a real-life Barbie. A one-of-a-kind Barbie doll crafted after the likeness of the bubbly star will be auctioned for charity online...
Black doll drama still dogs African-Americans
OPINION - Putting a black doll on the market, from the mainstream point of view, is risky...
Janet Jackson is totally plastic — in Barbie doll form
CLUTCH - Toy maker, Mattel, has created a one-of-a-kind Janet Jackson Barbie doll, called "Divinely Janet," to help benefit Project Angel Food...
Buxom Barbie brings up classic doll debate
THEGRIO REPORT - "I've never had a problem with Barbie. I grew up with Barbie...It was just that this particular doll just seemed so over the top."...
First collection of mixed race Barbie dolls hits the UK
It seems Barbie has some new friends to add to her circle and they come in the shape of four mixed race girls named Jayla, Kara, Trichelle and Chandra...
Wal-Mart sells black Barbies at half the price of white ones
Never let it be said that Wal-Mart doesn't know how to pander for a fast buck. The megachain acknowledged today that it's selling ethnic Barbie dolls for about half of what it charges for Caucasian Barbies...
