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2. The Marvelous World of Shani - Wikipedia

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   The line of dolls was known as Asha - African American Collection (or simply Asha), which the back of the box stated that the name meant life in Swahili. Confusingly, though the dolls happened to share a name with one of Shani's friends Asha, the dolls had nothing to do with each other and weren't the same character, made more apparent by the ...

3. Kitty Black Perkins - Wikipedia

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   Louvenia "Kitty" Black Perkins is an African American fashion designer. The majority of her career was spent designing clothing for Barbie dolls.She designed the first Black Barbie in the late 1970s; previous Black dolls in the line were marketed as Barbie's friends.

4. Barbie - Wikipedia

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   The first African-American doll in the Barbie range is usually regarded as Christie, who made her debut in 1968. [70] [71] Black Barbie was launched in 1980 but still had Caucasian features. In 1990, Mattel created a focus group with African-American children and parents, early childhood specialists, and clinical psychologist, Darlene Powell ...

5. List of Barbie's friends and family - Wikipedia

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   Grace (2009–2015): This African-American doll made its first appearance in the 2009 SIS Line, she used to be a friend of Barbie who moves to Chicago and makes new friends. She also appears in Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale. In 2014, she moved back to Malibu. Her backstory was revived when she started appearing in Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse ...

6. Black doll - Wikipedia

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   Black Dolls Proud, Bold & Beautiful by Nayda Rondon, Reverie Press, 2004; Collectible African American Dolls Identification and Values by Yvonne Ellis, Collector Books, 2008; Black Dolls: A Comprehensive Guide to Celebrating Collecting and Experiencing the Passion by Debbie Behan Garrett, 2008

7. The true story behind 'Barbie's' discontinued dolls, from ...

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   The company eventually discontinued the "Growing Up" dolls in 1977, but Skipper continued to develop in subsequent versions of the doll. "Super Teen Skipper," created in 1979, retained the doll's ...