Throughout February, the commemoration of Black History Month, theGrio will be celebrating Black cultural groundbreakers such as “Sesame Street,” the longstanding children’s program, via our “Keeping Black History Alive” series. “Sesame Street” premiered in 1969. By the mid-1970s, the show had grown to be very popular. The cast and crew expanded over time, with an emphasis on the hiring of women as crew members and further diversifying the cast.
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