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Lydia O'Connor, Huffington Post: Business
Fri, 04/24/2015 - 3:34pm

Barbie just got a whole lot more badass. Mattel announced Friday that the company is honoring six female "Sheroes" with one-of-a-kind dolls created in their likenesses. One of the honorees is Selma director Ava DuVernay, whose accomplishments include being the first black female director to receive a Best Picture Academy Award nomination and founding the African American Film Festival Releasing Movement, a program providing opportunities and resources to underrepresented filmmakers. DuVernay thanked Barbie on Twitter for the tribute. I always played w/ my sisters Jina + Tera.

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