Illustration: Damon Dahlen/HuffPost; Photos: Getty Women say Black Barbies left an indelible, positive imprint on their racial self-conception. “Playing with my Black Barbies in the ’90s allowed me to feel proud in my skin as I imagined myself in Barbie’s ‘career’ and having the lifestyle that I created for her,” Oliphant told HuffPost. “I didn’t grow up seeing Black women …
