Skip to content
  • Essence GU
  • Beautycon
  • NaturallyCurly
  • Afropunk
  • Essence Studios
  • Soko Mrkt
  • Ese Funds
  • Refinery29
  • 2025 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture
  • Celebrity
  • Fashion
  • Beauty
  • Lifestyle
  • Entrepreneurship
  • News
  • Shopping
  • Video
  • Events
  • Subscribe
Home • Videos

WATCH: In My Feed - Black Beauties with Their Own Black Barbies

By Essence · Updated July 19, 2023

Multi-hyphenate Issa Rae is the latest Black celeb with a Barbie doll made in her character’s likeness for the upcoming “Barbie” film. Rae joins a growing list of Black beauties with their own dolls.

TOPICS:  Ava DuVernay Barbie Barbie movie Brandy Halle Bailey Issa Rae Janet Jackson Laverne Cox Nicki Minaj oprah tina turner Yara Shahidi Zendaya