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Family Snubbed By Sesame Street Character Refuses Invite Back To Park

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The family of two young Black girls snubbed at “Sesame Street”-themed amusement park, declined an invitation back. 

 In July, a viral video shot at the Pennsylvania theme park showed a costumed character appearing to shake her head ‘no’ at two young Black girls and refusing to interact with them which sparked backlash against the park.  

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Jodi Brown was there with her daughter (Skylar) and niece (Nylah), as they were rudely dismissed by a Sesame Place employee in character during a parade

The park has now reached out to the family and asked them to return, however they say their daughters are still traumatized. 

 Since the incident, Sesame Place has rolled out a new set of policies including comprehensive racial equity and bias training for their employees.

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Congressional Black Caucus Calls For Meeting With Sesame Place President

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The Congressional Black Caucus is requesting to meet with the president of “Sesame Street”-themed amusement park, Sesame Place. This comes after a viral video showing a costumed character at the park in Langhorne, Pennsylvania ignoring two young Black girls. 

Jodi Brown was there with her daughter (Skylar) and niece (Nylah),as they were rudely dismissed by a Sesame Place employee in character during a parade over a week ago.

 In an official statement, the caucus recognizes that Sesame Place has issued an apology over the incident, but that it wants to meet with Park President Cathy Valeriano to discuss future plans of actions and training.  

READ MORE: Sesame Place Theme Park Responds To Accusations Of Racism

The caucus cited the “gravity of the situation” and the “integral” role “Sesame Street” plays in the lives of young children.

Nationally renowned civil rights and personal injury attorneys Ben Crump and B’Ivory LaMarr have joined the legal teams of the Browns who are outraged by the incident. 

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