For more than a half-century, Sesame Street has addressed and explained diversity, equity, and inclusion around the globe by using the universal tools of music, empathy and celebrity. Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days reflects upon the efforts that have earned the show respect and qualification around the globe. The special also chronicles the creation and introduction of a Black family of Sesame Street Muppets, Wes and Elijah Walker, a father-and-son duo who are at the heart of Sesame Workshop’s new racial justice initiative Coming Together.
Title | Sesame Street: 50 Years Of Sunny Days |
Release | April 26, 2021 |
Overview | For more than a half-century, Sesame Street has addressed and explained diversity, equity, and inclusion around the globe by using the universal tools of music, empathy and celebrity. Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days reflects upon the efforts that have earned the show respect and qualification around the globe. The special also chronicles the creation and introduction of a Black family of Sesame Street Muppets, Wes and Elijah Walker, a father-and-son duo who are at the heart of Sesame Workshop’s new racial justice initiative Coming Together. |
Language(s) | English |
Director | Rebecca Gitlitz |
Casts | Whoopi Goldberg, Anthony Fauci, W. Kamau Bell, Gloria Estefan, Christopher Jackson, Lucy Liu, John Legend, Olivia Munn, Questlove, Usher, Chrissy Teigen, John Oliver, Rosie Perez, Stevie Wonder, Angelina Jolie, Sonia Manzano, Peter Linz, Martin P. Robinson, Alan Muraoka, Kay Wilson Stallings, Jill Biden, Louis Henry Mitchell, Chris Thomas Hayes, Carmen Osbahr, Nyanga Tshabalala, Bill Sherman, Jason Weber, Stacey Gordon, David Miliband, Zaid Baqaeen |
Duration | 2 Hours |
Rating | 6.3 • (206462 votes) |