Issa Rae
The Issa Rae celebrity doll portrays her at 37 years old in the role of President Barbie in the July 2023 Warner Bros. Pictures comedy film Barbie The Movie, directed … Read more and photo exhibit
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Tina Turner
The Tina Turner celebrity doll depicts Tina Turner as herself at 45 years old in the 1984 music video “What’s love got to do with it!”. Turner is an American … Read more and photo exhibit
Harriet Tubman
The Harriet Tubman celebrity doll depicts her as herself, an American icon for her heroic efforts in freeing enslaved people and her service to the Union Army in the Civil … Read more and photo exhibit
Frederick Douglass
The Frederick Douglass celebrity doll depicts him as himself, an American statesman, publisher, editor, orator and abolitionist. The soft plush doll was made by The Unemployed Philosophers Guild in 2021 … Read more and photo exhibit
Bessie Coleman
The Bessie Coleman celebrity doll portrays her as herself a civil aviator at around 30 years old. The Inspiring Women series Bessie Coleman doll was released by Mattel on January … Read more and photo exhibit
Danai Gurira
The Danai Gurira celebrity doll portrays her as the character Okoye from the 2022 Marvel Studios Black Panther: Wakanda Forever film. The doll was made by World of EPI Company … Read more and photo exhibit
Letitia Wright
The Letitia Wright celebrity doll depicts her at 28 years old in her role as Shuri in the Marvel Studio’s November 2022 released Black Panther: Wakanda Forever movie. The doll … Read more and photo exhibit
Lupita Nyong’o
The Lupita Nyong’o celebrity doll depicts her at 39 years old as the character Nakia in the Marvel Studio’s November 2022 released Black Panther: Wakanda Forever movie. The doll was … Read more and photo exhibit
Madam C J Walker
The Madam C J Walker celebrity doll portrays her at about 40 year old, around the time she started her hair care company, for the doll is holding a small … Read more and photo exhibit
Sarah Nurse
The Sarah Nurse celebrity doll depicts her at 25 as herself, a Canadian professional ice hockey player. The doll was release by Mattel in November, 2020 to celebrate the Canadian … Read more and photo exhibit
Laverne Cox
The Laverne Cox doll depicts her as herself at 50 years old. Cox is an American actress, producer, and LBGTQ+ advocate. The Black Label Barbie doll was released by Mattel … Read more and photo exhibit
Ida B Wells
The Ida B. Wells celebrity doll depicts her in her late 20s as the editor and co-owner of the Memphis Free Speech newspaper. Mattel released the Black Label Barbie doll … Read more and photo exhibit