"Sesame Street," which premiered in November 1969, faced a rough road to air in the state of Mississippi. This is that story.

For further reading, a previous fact check examined the time when Mississippi officials refused to broadcast "Sesame Street" in 1970 due to its multiracial human cast members. Chaet, Alex.

Around that time, 32% of Black Americans lived below the poverty line, with a median income of about $24,000 in 1964. On the ...

Sesame Street and Toys and Colors just make sense ... The channel starts a diverse cast of kids—the adults who play and interact with them are known as the Aunties and Uncles.

“Here, they created a street and a community that closely resembles what kids experience,” says Jeffrey D. Dunn, who arrived to run Sesame Workshop ... the yearly cast changes in “Doctor ...

Emilio Delgado, Luis on ‘Sesame Street’ for 45 years, dies Emilio Delgado, the actor and singer who for 45 years was a warm and familiar presence in children's lives and a rare Latino face on ...

Sunny day, sweepin’ the clouds away... that’s how Sonia Manzano spent her career for more than four decades. The actress hung out with Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch and the whole “Sesame Street” gang ...