Among them, the Shani doll, a line of Black fashion dolls in different shades of brown that Black Perkins led and launched in 1991. But it wasn’t just via new and representative dolls that Black ...

“My tenure at Mattel has been the reward of a lifetime,” shared Kitty Black Perkins, Former Chief Designer of Fashion Dolls, Mattel. “Throughout my 28-year career there, I was steadfast in ...

Previous Black dolls didn't necessarily take facial features ... Diana Ross was my inspiration on the fashion, so I gave her something that Diana Ross would wear if she were on stage performing ...