The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. on Thursday met in New York with the CEO of Sesame Place’s parent company to discuss racism allegations that erupted after recent viral videos of costumed characters at the park appearing to dismiss and ignore Black children.
“Rev. Jackson has made himself available to all parties to be a part of any ongoing mediation to help resolve this issue,” said the Rev. S. Todd Yeary, CEO of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition founded by Jackson.
Jackson spoke at a news conference in New York after the meeting with Marc Swanson, the CEO of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, which owns and operates Sesame Place in Bucks County through a license with Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit responsible for the TV show "Sesame Street."
