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Sesame Street Character Ruled Not Racist by July After Mother Claimed 'Rosita' Intentionally Ignored Black Kids

A spokesperson for Sesame Place said in a statement that they were "pleased with the jury's verdict."

Latin Times · Sep 19, 2024

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Argentina's vice president survives assassination attempt

Tribune News Service · Sep 3, 2022

Sesame Place staff to undergo diversity training after accusations of discrimination against Black children

A lawsuit filed last month alleges that theme park staff “ignored” a five-year-old Black girl

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2022

Black family sues Sesame Place, alleging discrimination

A Baltimore family is suing a Sesame Street-themed amusement park for $25 million in federal court over claims of racial discrimination

The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2022

Family sues Sesame Place for racial discrimination, alleging characters ignored 5-year-old Black girl

PHILADELPHIA — A federal lawsuit was filed Wednesday in Philadelphia accusing Sesame Place and its parent company of allowing costumed characters to racially discriminate against Black children, citing an example from June similar to one captured in the recent viral video of a character at the park appearing to dismiss…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jul 27, 2022

Black family snubbed at Sesame Place Philadelphia calls on park owners to turn incident into ‘teachable moment’

PHILADELPHIA — The family of two young Black girls who are seemingly snubbed by a costumed character at Sesame Place Philadelphia in a viral video last week stepped up pressure on Saturday for the amusement park to turn the incident into a “teachable moment” about racial bias.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jul 23, 2022

Sesame Place ‘wholeheartedly’ apologizes to Black family snubbed by actor in Rosita costume

PHILADELPHIA — Sesame Place offered a new apology to the family of the two young Black girls who were seemingly snubbed by a costumed character at the park, this time saying they “wholeheartedly apologize” and renewing a pledge to institute mandatory diversity training.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jul 22, 2022

Sesame Place is no "Sesame Street"

Viral video incidents that appear to show bias against Black children made me reconsider my own family's experience

Salon · Jul 21, 2022

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Secret Service tells House it’s still seeking lost Jan. 6 texts

Tribune News Service · Jul 21, 2022

Sesame Workshop vows bias training after 'unacceptable' treatment of Black children

Sesame Workshop has gone into full damage-control mode after a viral video showed a character at a "Sesame Street"-themed amusement park rebuffing two Black children.

Los Angeles Times · Jul 19, 2022