![]() "It was important for me to reflect Barbie as an icon through the lens of black culture during Black History Month," Turini said in a statement. ![]() Now, the former fashion editor and costume designer is making her own Barbie history by collaborating with Barbie Style to produce a a diverse collection of black dolls in honor of Black History Month. Then, in 1980, Turini's sigh of relief came in the form of a black Barbie with an afro, clad in a fire red dress with gold accessories. Store shelves would be brimming with Barbie dolls in a range of different hair color shades-blonde, brunette, red, black, etc.-but when it came to complexion shades, options were few and far between. Shiona Turini's history with Barbie dolls is similar to that of many black women.
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