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'Sesame Street' and CNN's Town Hall Perfectly Explains Racism and the Need to Come Together

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Sesame Street has a long history of bringing important issues and powerful messages to children and families within their show.

On Saturday morning, the beloved puppets and CNN teamed up for an educational special titled Coming Together: Standing Up to Racism to talk to kids and adults about racism and the ongoing nationwide protests amid George Floyd's death.The hour-long special was moderated by Big Bird, CNN political commentator Van Jones and national correspondent Erica Hill.

Coming Together began with Elmo and his dad, Louie, having a deep conversation about what racism is and what the protests mean.On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, an African American man, died while in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.

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