How Sesame Street Continues to Help Kids With Life’s Hardest Lessons
For over 50 years, Sesame Street has been the destination for families looking for guidance on talking through the tougher side of life.
That reputation for not shying away from uncomfortable topics, but rather leaning into them in a way that young children might be able to understand, has been on full display in recent weeks as the celebrated children's program has teamed with CNN for two town halls tackling the pair of hot-button issues gripping America in this moment: Covid-19 and racial injustice.
The partnership between the cable news network and Sesame Street began on Saturday, June 6 with Coming Together: Standing Up to Racism, an hour-long special hosted by CNN's Van Jones and Erica Hill...
