Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The autistic Barbie doll. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Mattel) (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Mattel) ...

In 'Black Barbie,' designers Kitty Black Perkins and Stacey McBride-Irby talk the evolution of the dolls and further tell PEOPLE about the differences they've made Hedy Phillips is the Senior News ...

Netflix’s 'Black Barbie' tells the story of how the first Black Barbie came to be — and the lasting impact she left behind Courtesy of Netflix Barbie dolls first hit the shelves in 1959 — but it would ...

Mattel, Inc. announced the addition of a blind Barbie doll and a Black Barbie doll with Down syndrome, created to allow even more children to find a doll that represents them and inspire all children ...

While other major companies roll back their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, Mattel Inc. has launched the first Barbie® doll with type 1 diabetes. The doll, part of Barbie's ...

No two people in this world are the same (even identical twins). That’s why children need the opportunity to play with inclusive dolls that reflect them and the different types of people in our ...

Mattel has created a collectible Barbie in honor of the doll's 65th birthday. It will be wearing a designer gown inspired by the black-and-white bathing suit the first Barbie dolls wore in their 1959 ...

A new documentary tells the story of Black Barbie, and why she has meant so much to so many Gregory Wakeman | Correspondent Lagueria Davis has been working on her documentary, Black Barbie, since 2011 ...

It’s National Barbie Day. Used to celebrate the iconic doll created by Mattel, the yearly occurrence brings back a feeling of childhood nostalgia. After all, most middle-class American women have had ...