Mattel's newest Barbie doll / Photo courtesy of Mattel
Denver Newsroom, May 14, 2023 / 07:00 am (CNA).
Many little girls grow up playing with Barbie dolls and wishing that a doll would look just like them. Now, little girls with Down syndrome can live this dream. The American toy company Mattel announced April 25 that the first Barbie with Down syndrome would soon be hitting the shelves.
The first Barbie doll was released on March 9, 1959. Over the years, Mattel has released several kinds of Barbies representing different shapes, sizes, races, and ethnicities. In 1980, Mattel released the first Black and Hispanic dolls named Barbie. In 2015, three new body types were introduced: curvy, petite, and tall. And in 2022, the first Indian Barbie was manufactured. Currently, Barbie features 35 skin tones, 97 hairstyles, and nine body types.
Now Mattel is making headlines with their newest Barbie, who represents someone with Down syndrome, and it has already sold out onlin
Bishop Joseph Brennan of Fresno speaks at a rally of the UFW march for a labor union voting rights bill in Calwa, Calif., Aug. 11, 2022. / Diocese of FresnoDenver Newsroom, Aug 18, 2022 / 18:00 pm (CNA).Bishop Joseph Brennan of Fresno joined the United Farm Workers last week for a portion of the union s march through California s Central Valley to support a union voting rights bill.The more than 300-mile march from Delano to Sacramento is in support of Assembly Bill 2183, the Agricultural Labor Relations Voting Choice Act. The bill would allow farmworkers to use mail-in ballots for union elections.The march passed through Fresno Aug. 11. Bishop Brennan, along with his predecessor, Bishop Armando Ochoa, joined the march at St. Anthony Mary Claret Church, and then spoke at a rally at Calwa Recreation & Park District, where Bishop Brennan also gave a blessing to the marchers.Yesterday, Bishop Brennan along with Bishop Emeritus Ochoa joined the UFW s March to raise awareness ar.
As the United Farm Workers’ march made its way into Fresno County from Malaga to Calwa this week, Bishop Joseph V. Brennan of the Fresno Diocese and members of the Catholic Church walked alongside them.