New video released on Thursday shows the moment a five-year-old black girl was dressed up as characters by park staff during a sneaky meet and greet session at Sesame Place last month. Quinton Burns, the girl’s father, filed a $25 million class-action lawsuit against SeaWorld Parks, the owner of Sesame Place, for “pervasive and appalling … Read more
New video released on Thursday shows the moment a five-year-old black girl was dressed up as characters by park staff during a sneaky meet and greet session at Sesame Place last month. Quinton Burns, the girl’s father, filed a $25 million class-action lawsuit against SeaWorld Parks, the owner of Sesame Place, for “pervasive and appalling … Read more
PHILADELPHIA – A Baltimore family is suing a Sesame Street-themed amusement park for $25 million over racist statements, alleging multiple costumed characters ignored a black girl 5 years old at a meet and greet event last month. The lawsuit happened after One video, widely shared on social media, shows two other Black girls apparently being … Read more
PHILADELPHIA – A Baltimore family is suing a Sesame Street-themed amusement park for $25 million over racist statements, alleging multiple costumed characters ignored a black girl 5 years old at a meet and greet event last month. The lawsuit happened after One video, widely shared on social media, shows two other Black girls apparently being … Read more
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) – A law firm based in Baltimore has filed a class-action lawsuit against Sesame Place after another family said they were treated unfairly because of the color of their skin. Wednesday afternoon announcement from attorney to Murphy, Falcon & Murphy comes after outrage over a viral video that appears to show costumed character, … Read more
Sesame Place is facing accusations of racism after a viral video showed an employee surreptitiously filming two black girls at a Pennsylvania amusement park last weekend. Defenders of the “Sesame Street” facility say the incident may have been an accident, but several other clips have emerged showing similarly problematic behavior. The videos – some recorded … Read more
NEW YORK CITY (WPVI) – The family of two young Black girls at the center of a viral video recorded at Sesame Place in Bucks County, Pennsylvania last weekend hired an attorney and asked the park to resolve the issue. minded to take further action after they said the children had been snubbed by a … Read more
LANGHORNE, Pennsylvania (WPVI) – Sesame Place apologizes for a family’s experience at the park last weekend that was captured in a viral video. After continued backlash following an initial statement, the family venue now says it knows what happened is not okay and is committed to making things right. In a statement Monday night, the … Read more