A family accusing Sesame Place of discrimination spoke publicly at a press conference in New York and called for the firing of the employee seen in the viral video with the two girls.
'Hollow apologies': Sesame Place must take action after 'traumatic' character snubs, social work expert says
She said discrimination must be rooted out and her organization Until Freedom has issued a warning to Black families to be careful about supporting organizations that mistreat the Black community. The attorney says they do not want to file a formal lawsuit against the theme park because they do not want to have the two girls go through litigation.
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