Tinka Nichols
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Did you know Sesame Street was a direct result of the Civil Rights Movement. Based on a Harlem street, the show was created for Black & Latino people as a way of showing them a positive image of themselves as well as compensating for lack of school resources in those communities.
04:10 PM - Feb 20, 2023
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Anton Markwart
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In response to Tinka Nichols.
"How am I going to explain gay people to my kids?"
That's why they had Bert & Ernie: 2 men living together.
Not NECESSARILY gay, of course, but easy to explain to kids.
08:25 PM - Feb 25, 2024
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Beth Noble Ahlstedt
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In response to Tinka Nichols.
Well, that explains why white male politicians are so afraid of Big Bird.
08:01 AM - Jul 29, 2023
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Nakia
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In response to Tinka Nichols.
I love Sesame Street it was one of the best parts of my childhood! My dad has a Sesame Street album. Thank you Sesame Street!🤗❤️
08:01 PM - Feb 22, 2023
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SoSickOfThisShit
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In response to Tinka Nichols.
I had no idea!
07:19 PM - Feb 22, 2023
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I’m James I cook
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In response to Tinka Nichols.
Maybe that's why I just figured everyone was equal, and the inner city was cool.
04:34 PM - Feb 20, 2023
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Hutch Hutchins
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In response to Tinka Nichols.
There’s a great documentary about it on HBOMAX (?). Prepare for tears. It’s been decades since Mr. Hooper’s death and I still cried. Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street https://g.co/kgs/nyGni5
04:31 PM - Feb 20, 2023
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Emily Sugarloaf
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In response to Tinka Nichols.
You know, this really makes me think. I believe most of us, at least in the US, grew up on Sesame Street, so to speak. We were all taught the same values there. How did so many of us forget them?
04:16 PM - Feb 20, 2023
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hal
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In response to Tinka Nichols.
At first my parents wouldn't let me watch it.
04:16 PM - Feb 20, 2023
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Josol
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In response to Tinka Nichols.
That makes me love the show even more than I already did. I find I still stop and watch it a bit of it when scrolling through stations. (My children are grown adults!) . My favorite is Dave Grohl and animal in a drum off!
04:14 PM - Feb 20, 2023
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Royal Influencers
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In response to Josol.
🥁 😂
09:48 AM - Feb 21, 2023
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TheLadyRed
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In response to Tinka Nichols.
absolutely! and it helped so many others of us along the way.
04:12 PM - Feb 20, 2023
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