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Nov 7, 2011 at 4:31 pm

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How “Elmo” Went From Baltimore To Sesame Street

How “Elmo” Went From Baltimore To Sesame Street

Kevin Clash’s journey from Baltimore to voicing one of the most popular characters on television is documented in the new documentary, “Being Elmo.”

Clash has been the voice and puppeteer for Elmo for over 17 years, but was not the original voice for Elmo who originally talked like a cave man.

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Oct 17, 2011 at 10:45 am

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Sesame Street’s YouTube Channel Hacked By Pornographic Attack

Sesame Street’s YouTube Channel Hacked By Pornographic Attack

Hackers broke into children’s show, Sesame Street’s YouTube channel and put up pornographic videos and images. Under Sesame Street, on the channels page, hackers wrote I’TS WHERE PORN LIVES.”

There are reports that a pornographic video was viewable for upwards of 20 minutes.

Sesame Street Announces Ernie And Bert Are Not Gay

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Oct 5, 2011 at 12:59 pm

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Sesame Street Introduces Poor Muppet To Teach About Poverty

Sesame Street Introduces Poor Muppet To Teach About Poverty

Sesame Street is on a mission to tackle childhood hunger and homelessness premiering a new character whose background highlights children who live in such poverty.

Lily, the newest muppet on Sesame Street, comes from an impoverished family and will make her debut in a primetime special on Oct. 9.

“We are honored that Sesame Street, with its long history of tackling difficult issues with sensitivity, caring and warmth, asked us to be

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Aug 12, 2011 at 7:26 am

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Sesame Street Announces Ernie And Bert Are Not Gay

Sesame Street Announces Ernie And Bert Are Not Gay

After a gay and lesbian group started a petition for Sesame Street to have popular characters, Ernie and Bert, to come out as homosexuals, and publicly marry, Sesame Street has denied their request and announced that Ernie and Bert are not homosexual by making a statement on their Facebook page.

Bert and Ernie are best friends. They were created to teach preschoolers that people can be good friends with those who are

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Jun 7, 2011 at 5:39 pm

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Fox Attacks “Elmo” For “Liberal Bias,” Dumbing Down Blacks

Fox Attacks “Elmo” For “Liberal Bias,” Dumbing Down Blacks

NEW YORK-Sean Hannity recently discussed the evils of Sesame Street on his show, including their alleged anti-conservative bias and pandering to Black and Latino children. Color Lines reports:

Some conservative talking heads have stooped to a new low and are going after Sesame Street, according to The Hollywood Insider. In this latest and laughable chapter of America’s culture wars, panelists on conservative Sean Hannity’s Fox News talk show argued that the beloved

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Oct 15, 2010 at 10:59 am

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Sesame Street Song About Loving Black Hair Goes Viral

Sesame Street Song About Loving Black Hair Goes Viral

Sesame Street has a new song called “I Love My Hair” about loving curly African hair in all its forms and it has gone viral on the internet. African-Americans off all ages have been posting it on facebook and it has been on several blogs.

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Nov 10, 2009 at 1:29 pm

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Sesame Street Still Big Bird’s Nest After 40 Years

Sesame Street Still Big Bird’s Nest After 40 Years

Indeed, Big Bird that towering, yellow-feathered 6-year-old — has been calling Sesame Street home for four decades, ever since the show premiered on Nov. 10, 1969.

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