Barbie Introduces New Dolls Based On African American Director

 African-American director gets her own Barbie doll thanks to fan.

Ava DuVernay, the first African-American woman to direct a movie that was nominated for a Best Picture Oscar will be a getting a Barbie doll coming out today on Monday, courtesy of Mattel Toys, the makers of the famous Barbie Doll. The Selma director is part of a line of “Sheroes” created by the toymaker based on real women.

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This is of great significance what with the history of lack of diversity from the toymaker. DuVernay will be donating all the proceeds from her doll to the charities Color of Change and the Witness Organization.

The doll came about after fans of,the director asked the toymaker to mass produce a doll after DuVarney, and luckily, the company agreed.

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Other women being honored in the “Sheroes” series include Emmy Rossum, Kristin Chenoweth, country-artist Trisha Yearwood, Lucky magazine editor Eva Chen, and Sydney fashion designer “Mayhem” Keiser.

Now if we could make dolls of our Nollywood actresses, who would you like to see? Let us know in the comments section below.

Mattel is one of the biggest toymakers in the world, popular known for making Barbie dolls.

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