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March 7, 2019

Bye, Blonde Barbie: Popular doll reflects diverse world on 60th birthday

Looks like Mattel is finally creating Barbie dolls that reflect the diverse world we live in. The toy company is
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May 1, 2018

Critics call out Barbie with cornrows and ‘ratchet blonde weave’

This weekend folks got really riled up over a doll with people roasting a two-toned hairstyle worn by a Black
March 6, 2018

Barbie to release Katherine Johnson ‘Hidden Figures’ doll for International Women’s Day

This is the year of the woman and on International Women's Day March 8, a new, diverse series of Barbie…
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January 25, 2018

Disney turns Oprah into Barbie. Ummm, is that really you Auntie O?

A Wrinkle in Time director Ava DuVernay hopped on Twitter to gush over the special edition Disney Barbies created in
May 1, 2017

Gabby Douglas now has her own Barbie doll

The Olympic gold medalist had a hand in designing the new doll, including ensuring that the Barbie doll is as…
March 28, 2016

Brandy Barbie hits big on Instagram nearly two decades after initial release

Brandy's Barbie doll from 1999 has become an Instagram sensation..
January 28, 2016

Barbie adds new body shapes: Tall, petite, curvy

Mattel has announced that its line of Barbie toys will be coming out in new shapes with various skin tones, in
December 7, 2015

Ava DuVernay Barbie sells out in minutes

Mattel recently announced that their limited-edition Barbie doll, made in the likeness of director Ava DuVernay, would be mass produced…
December 7, 2015

Ava DuVernay Barbies will be available for purchase this week

You asked for it, and Mattel is about to deliver: the Ava DuVernay Barbies are going to be mass produced…
September 29, 2015

Zendaya shows off her Barbie doll: 'It's definitely time to have a Barbie like this'

Zendaya was honored with her own custom Barbie doll, and she is absolutely thrilled by the gesture.
September 28, 2015

Nicki Minaj's reaction to Zendaya's Barbie doll upsets fans

Sunday, Zendaya revealed that Barbie created a doll in her likeness and immediately fans and fellow celebs showered her with…
September 22, 2015

Barbie is making a Zendaya doll

Zendaya is getting a one-of-a-kind Barbie made that mirrors her 2015 Oscars look.
April 24, 2015

Ava Duvernay gets her own Barbie

theGRIO REPORT - Barbie has announced a new campaign that seeks to honor today's influential women. Mattel, the company which…
December 18, 2014

Man fakes heart attack to steal toys from Walmart

theGRIO REPORT - Shoplifting just got real. Two men in Central Florida were arrested earlier this week after stealing some…
December 10, 2014

Target priced black Barbie twice as much as white Barbie

theGRIO REPORT - Warren Johnson was online Christmas shopping for his daughter when he noticed Target was selling a black…
April 5, 2014

New black and brown dolls bring diversity to stores, proves to kids they are 'Positively Perfect'

theGRIO REPORT - Dr. Lisa Williams is one woman who has exerted great effort into executing this mission to celebrate…
February 17, 2012

McDonald's advertises brown-skinned girl dreaming of being blond Barbie

McDonald's is embroiled in controversy because of an ad in which a brown-skinned girl is shown daydreaming of looking like…
February 7, 2012

Nicki Minaj and ‘Marilyn Monroe’: Is she perpetuating white female beauty standard?

OPINION - Because it is Black History Month, Minaj's flaunting of her internalized white American standards of beauty stand out…
December 19, 2011

Group delivers natural hair Barbies to African-American girls

VIDEO - Some African-American girls in Columbus got a unique lesson in self esteem this past Friday afternoon...
December 13, 2011

African-American 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…