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Artist Megan Piphus — the first female Black puppeteer on the iconic PBS kids' show — used puppets to break out of being a ...
Republican lawmakers have renewed their efforts to defund PBS following a Sesame Street social media post that celebrated the beginning of Pride month. “On our street, everyone is welcome ...
Sesame Street, the iconic children's program, is facing significant online backlash after posting a Pride Month message celebrating love, inclusivity, and respect. The June 1 post featured ...
Why the Team Behind Sesame Street Created a Character With Autism The bravest new face on television is a Muppet that doesn’t say much. But she speaks volumes about life on the spectrum ...
Cast members of the television show, 'Sesame Street,' posing on the set with some of the puppet characters in 1969. Left to right: Will Lee (1908 - 1982), Matt Robinson (1937 - 2002), Bob McGrath ...
Go behind the scenes as “Sesame Street” takes on the emotional health of children — and, with an HBO deal ending, the health of the show itself.
Sesame Street’s Elmo turned 3-and-a-half Feb. 3, despite being introduced on the show in 1980. Here’s the reason why his age stays so specifically fixed. We're celebrating the 55th anniversary ...
Elmo, other Sesame Street characters send heartwarming messages ahead of Election Day "We all face moments when things feel overwhelming, and that’s okay," Sesame Street wrote in a X post just ...
"Sesame Street" characters will help the children of defendants in Cook County courts, who are dealing with drug addiction. "It's a groundbreaking piece of the puzzle," one judge said.
PBS kids’ staple Sesame Street recently published multiple Pride Month posts to Twitter, using several of its kid-favorite puppet characters to "celebrate diversity." The posts generated a wave ...
A mum says she couldn't believe her eyes after looking to the sky and seeing what appeared to be the classic Sesame Street character, Big Bird. Mum-of-three Karen Harman spotted the likeness ...
Megan Piphus Peace is the voice of 6-year-old Gabrielle on “Sesame Street,” and the first Black woman puppeteer in the show’s more than 50-year history.