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Author: Faith Crittenden

Faith Crittenden, MD, MPH, is a pediatric resident at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital in New Haven, Conn. She is also a public voices fellow with the OpEd Project and the National Black Child Developmental Institute.
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What Black Barbie Means to Black Women and Girls

Faith Crittenden

What does Barbie mean to a Black woman who was once “the Black girl”?

She reminds me that representation does not always come in the form of a person; sometimes, it’s a doll that allows you to embrace your creativity, dreams and imagination far beyond what society believes you are capable of … all in pink stiletto heels. 

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