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Big Bird Could Teach Adults A Thing or Two

February 4, 2023

Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor On January 23, 2023 we lost a friend from our youth that you likely didn’t know by name. But if I sang a song, you could likely guess. Sunny Day Sweepin’ the clouds away On my way to where the air is sweet Can you tell me how […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Big Bird, Legislatively Speaking, Lena C. Taylor, Sesame Street

IN MEMORIAM: Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch: Remembering Carroll Spinney

December 21, 2019

By Nsenga K. Burton, Ph.D. NNPA Newswire Entertainment and Culture Editor Growing up, Sesame Street was a way of life. Modeled after a brownstone neighborhood in Harlem, it was familiar yet far with a cast of characters who looked and sounded like the melting pot of people growing up in America’s cities at that time. […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Big Bird, Caroll Spinney, Nsenga K. Burton, Obituaries, Oscar the Grouch, Sesame Street



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