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Lifestyle
October 17, 2025
Debbie Allen says seeing her Barbie reflects not just her journey, but the dreams she’s still helping young people chase.
Sports
August 13, 2025
The seven-time Grand Slam champ is receiving a doll for her tennis achievements and her gender pay equity advocacy.
Entertainment
April 9, 2025
Proceeds of LeBron James Ken doll on sale starting Monday for roughly $75 will go to help drive childhood literacy.
Lifestyle
June 22, 2024
The future of Black Barbie may be brighter than meets the eye.
Featured
May 22, 2024
As part of its 65th-anniversary celebration, Barbie adds Venus Williams and more elite female athletes to its Role Models series.
Lifestyle
March 6, 2024
In celebration of Women’s History Month and its 65th anniversary, Barbie honors Viola Davis and Black beauty in its latest…
Featured
April 4, 2023
A look at the highly anticipated "Barbie" film is finally here! Warner Bros. released a brand new trailer and character…
Featured
January 26, 2023
The doll was released ahead of Black History month and in celebration of the groundbreaking aviator’s birthday.
Featured
October 15, 2022
In celebration of the 'Queen of Rock 'n Roll,' Barbie debuted a doll in Tina Turner's likeness commemorating her chart-topping…
Lifestyle
August 24, 2022
Madam Walker’s great-great-granddaughter A’Lelia Bundles speaks with theGrio about building upon the icon’s legacy with Barbie
Featured
May 27, 2022
In celebration of both her 50th birthday and history-making Barbie, Laverne Cox showed up at her birthday party as a…
Featured
May 25, 2022
The history-making Laverne Cox Barbie is part of the brand's Tribute Collection, honoring the actor-advocate's impact on LGBTQ+ rights.
Featured
May 11, 2022
Mattel has rolled out its most diverse and inclusive Barbie doll line to date with the Fashionistas collection.Â
Featured
March 2, 2022
In honor of International Women’s Day, the iconic doll brand has launched a campaign to increase access to female role…
Lifestyle
January 15, 2022
Activist-journalist Ida B. Wells' legacy lives on in Barbie's Inspiring Women Series, with help from great-granddaughter Michelle Duster.
Featured
July 13, 2021
Mattel executive Lisa McKnight noted how "incredibly honored" the company was to feature tennis champ Osaka in such a way.
Featured
February 23, 2021
Barbie has joined forces with poet Cleo Wade for a collection of dolls that celebrates 'the brilliance, and determination' of…
News
August 26, 2019
Two iconic women, Rosa Parks and Sally Ride will be honored with their own Barbie figures for their historic contributions…
News
July 2, 2019
.A Black Barbie doll in a wheelchair is circling the Twitterverse and making everyone happy that Mattel made adoll so…
Entertainment
March 9, 2019
'Grown-ish' star Yara Shahidi celebrates the 60th anniversary of Barbie and women's history month by unveiling a doll in her…