Finally, Barbie is highlighting Aurora James, founder of accessories brand Brother Vellies and the Fifteen Percent Pledge, this month. The fashion designer is the latest guest on the Barbie Podcast, and she also rang in Black History Month by dressing dolls in her label’s signature styles on the @BarbieStyle Instagram account.

To further celebrate Black History Month, Barbie has launched the 1980s Black Barbie Collection and a Black History Month apparel line, available on Amazon. Featuring over a dozen graphic tees with iconic Black Barbie imagery, the collection aims to celebrate cultural representation in fashion and toys.

BIFC and Barbie announce an interview series centering the three designers who have spoken about specific hurdles they've experienced in the fashion industry.

Barbie is celebrating Black History Month by elevating emerging Black designers and commemorating the release of Barbie's first Black doll.

Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) announced today that Barbie is celebrating Black History Month and multiple generations of Black female designers, past, present, and future - from the designer behind the first-ever Black Barbie doll to emerging designers making a name for themselves, to young girls considering a future career in fashion design.