{"id":151049,"date":"2021-03-26T14:39:53","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T18:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=151049"},"modified":"2021-03-26T14:39:55","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T18:39:55","slug":"sesame-street-introduces-new-black-family-in-the-abc-special-50-years-of-sunny-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/sesame-street-introduces-new-black-family-in-the-abc-special-50-years-of-sunny-days\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Sesame Street&#8217; Introduces New Black Family in the ABC Special &#8217;50 Years of Sunny Days&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sesame Street has taught young children everything from the ABC&#8217;s to how to respect people from different cultures to how to share. The show has proved to be transformative and beloved in the eyes of adults and children alike for half a century and ABC is looking to celebrate with the documentary,<em> Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days<\/em>. The TIME Studios produced special will feature the staple characters we&#8217;ve all grown to love and will introduce a new Black family &#8211; The Walkers. The show will chronicle the creation and introduction of the Walker&#8217;s, placing them at the heart of Sesame Workshop&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=TeZUXWpUv-2B6TCY38pVLo9myCt1Q1eJ8bguTCMDkeJbIEflapDcWSHEMCWDqCIgLCBp06sXTVnUid4Xn8Cb-2F82A-3D-3Dwmok_O3XWFiAdWrzzrOIt72qAuN9wC3GXckkuWvjncP1D6gnuiWVw7SvhW-2BqvF-2FjEwEUO4wlp8JP2e-2BzMlyR3nRejLkGakDxbrlTSsF-2BdjHhLDGoZSrXic8RgtY6cCHtxg7WPX6RoMuaMyO37TMy6i04Bo4pYnYDuTH7QnvGMWP-2Fc-2B-2FZGO1jkC28ZFqm2tbkHT1TbeutY7MmasjDx-2BoWNRHb69qkhk2sb2N6u-2FwYurZUM-2FaABMpxRevh4q6w92rP-2BlU5IwmW8hK-2B39U67bRVYTLLm-2BVuIyKMI2PfLQNjAt-2FhrmLmVVjU7Sdz-2BW8zW-2BPkPYV2Ce9Y7zK2S2SPXW-2BiVoZeXo1egUE5-2BbSlZbuz4AKOzrcU-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new racial justice initiative\u00a0<em>Coming Together<\/em><\/a>. Other special appearances will be made by W. Kamau Bell, Gloria Estefan, Dr. Anthony Fauci, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2020\/12\/whoopi-goldberg-returns-to-sister-act-3-for-disney-tyler-perry-to-produce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Whoopi Goldberg<\/a>, Christopher Jackson, John Legend, Lucy Liu,\u00a0Olivia Munn, Questlove, Chrissy Teigen and Usher. Additional participating celebrities to be announced at a later date. The two-hour documentary special is directed by Rebecca Gitlitz and executive\u00a0produced\u00a0by Alexa Conway and\u00a0Ian\u00a0Orefice. <span style=\"color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Sesame Street Black Family<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the 50 years the children&#8217;s show has tackled elementary ideas to tougher topics like; homelessness, multicultural representation, autism, refugee crises and addiction. <em>Sesame Street <\/em>has also addressed and explained diversity, equity, and inclusion around the globe by using the universal tools of music, empathy and celebrity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Walkers.jpeg\" alt=\"Sesame Street Black Family\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-151051\" \/><figcaption><em>Sesame Street<\/em>&#8216;s new family, Wes and Elijah Walker\u00a0c\/o Zach Hyman\/Sesame Workshop\/TNS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The documentary will also highlight the 50-year impact of the iconic show and the nonprofit behind it, Sesame Workshop. 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