From left: Beulah Mae Mitchell, Stacey McBride-Irby, Lagueria Davis and Aaliyah Williams, the subjects and producers of 'Black Barbie: A Documentary,' pose for a portrait at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival.
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A new documentary explores why the first ‘Black Barbie’ was much more than just a doll
In the first few minutes of her new documentary film, the writer and director Lagueria Davis pays a visit to her aunt, Beulah Mitchell. At Mitchell’s house, they look through a room filled with boxes of dolls stacked up to the ceiling.
