I represent the first generation who, when we were born, the television was now a permanent fixture in our homes. When I was born people had breakfast with Barbara Walters, dinner with Walter Cronkite, and slept with Johnny Carson.
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that we could use to momentarily forget about those
things that leave a bad taste in our mouths
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Bill Murray
Dan Aykroyd
Ernie Hudson
Sigourney Weaver
Jason Reitman
Annie Potts
Ivan Reitman
Recent events have led to a lot of pain and anguish in the Black community, and we must acknowledge and remember the names of those whose lives have been wrongfully stolen: Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Tamir Rice, Trayvon Martin, Sandra Bland, Eric Garner, Ahmaud Arbery and many, many more over the course of history in the U.S. These events have heightened the awareness and conversation on the systemic racism present in our current nation. Change is needed.
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HISTORIC NOTE: In 1970, Mississippi officials banned Sesame Street from the state's PBS member station, citing the racial integration of the show's neighborhood, which "the commission members felt that Mississippi was not yet ready for"; the station added that its portrayal of such a neighborhood could be construed as "offensive" to some of the state's residents. The ban lasted only 22 days, and was reversed after the station, WMAA (now WMPN and part of Mississippi Public Broadcasting), received negative feedback from much of the nation over the decision.
that we could use to momentarily forget about those
things that leave a bad taste in our mouths
CNN partnered with "Sesame Street" for a special town hall about racism, giving both kids and parents an opportunity to explore the current moment the nation is living through and to understand how these issues affect people.
