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Sesame Place, facing lawsuits alleging discrimination, announces new diversity training

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In July, a Baltimore family filed a $25 million lawsuit against the park after multiple allegations of racism surfaced.

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  1. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Sesame Place to train workers on diversity after lawsuit (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    A Sesame Street-themed park has announced the implementation of diversity and inclusion training for its employees. The announcement Tuesday follows a $25 million class-action lawsuit alleging multiple incidents of discrimination

  2. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Sesame Place to train employees on diversity and inclusion (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Sesame Place has announced the implementation of diversity and inclusion training for its employees following a $25 million class-action lawsuit alleging multiple incidents of discrimination after outcry sparked from a video of a costumed character snubbing two 6-year-old Black girls went viral onli…

  3. KVIA El Paso

    Sesame Place announces diversity initiatives after accusations of racial bias (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Faith Karimi, CNN Sesame Place has announced new measures to expand its diversity, equity and inclusion efforts following a class action lawsuit alleging racial bias. Last month, a Black family accused Sesame Place Philadelphia character performers of racial discrimination and filed a lawsuit aga…

  4. PhillyVoice

    Sesame Place announces new diversity training initiatives following racial discrimination controversy (opens PhillyVoice)

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    The Bucks County theme park has been the subject of intense criticism since a video which appears to show a costumed character ignoring two Black girls went viral in July

  5. NBC News

    Sesame Place Philadelphia announces company review and racial bias training after alleged discrimination (opens NBC News)

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    The changes come after weeks of online backlash and a multimillion-dollar lawsuit.

  6. Newsweek

    Sesame Place workers to get diversity training after racism controversy (opens Newsweek)

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    The park will work "to provide an equitable and inclusive experience for all our guests every day," said Sesame Place Philadelphia President Cathy Valeriano.

  7. NBC New York

    Sesame Place to Ramp Up Anti-Bias Training After Controversy (opens NBC New York)

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    Sesame Place in Pennsylvania announced a series of actions Tuesday aimed at bolstering diversity and inclusion education among its employees on the heels of a viral video showing a character denying an interaction to two young Black girls at the park.

  8. CBS News

    Sesame Place, facing lawsuits alleging discrimination, announces new diversity training (opens CBS News)

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    In July, a Baltimore family filed a $25 million lawsuit against the park after multiple allegations of racism surfaced.

  9. FOX 43 York

    Sesame Place to train workers on diversity following lawsuit (opens FOX 43 York)

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    The announcement Tuesday follows a $25 million class-action lawsuit alleging multiple incidents of discrimination.

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