A Baltimore family has filed a class-action lawsuit against Sesame Street-themed amusement park, which cites 'pervasive and appalling race discrimination' related to costumed employees' alleged pattern of snubbing Black children.
showing a costumed employee apparently gesturing "no" and ignoring two other Black girls at a Sesame Place parade despite high-fiving a white child and woman.many other posts showing park employees' alleged refusal to engage with Black children, the Bucks County Courier Times reports.
The Burns family seeks $25 million in compensation as well as accountability from SeaWorld in the form of policy reviews and changes.After the initial video led to outrage, Sesame Street apologized and said the company is "taking action to do better," including implementing inclusivity training for employees,
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