The dolls also featured the same exact design ... children more diverse icons to look up to — including a Black Barbie pilot in 1989, a Black Barbie Navy Admiral, medical sergeant and ...

After Mattel’s culture sweeping debut of Barbie in 1959, it took nearly 17 years for the brand to come out with a version of the collectible doll that represented more than one type of skin color.

Aaliyah‘s Barbie doll sold out on what would have been her ... and despite warnings from the pilot that there was too much equipment on board for a “safe flight”, the group proceeded with ...

The Barbie doll Aaliyah is already sold out on Mattel ... charter plane that nosedived in the Bahamas, killing her, the pilot, and seven members of her team. The artist had released her self ...