The history of that diversity can be traced back to trailblazer Kitty Black Perkins. Perkins designed Mattel's first Black Barbie, which debuted in 1980 after demand from collectors. "Everything Barbie was, I wanted Black Barbie to be the opposite," Perkins, now 76, told CBS News.
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