The family of two young Black girls at the center of a viral video recorded at Sesame Place outside Philadelphia held a call to action Saturday with their attorneys, including civil rights attorney Ben Crump.
MANHATTAN, New York -- The family of two young Black girls at the center of a viral video recorded at Sesame Place outside Philadelphia held a news conference Saturday with their attorneys, including civil rights attorney Ben Crump.
It comes after a nine-second video, posted to Instagram on July 16 by Jodi Brown, the mother of one of the girls, showed the character Rosita high-fiving a white child and woman, then gesturing"no" and walking away from the two girls who had their arms stretched out for a hug and high-five during the parade at Sesame Place in Langhorne, outside Philadelphia.
Despite the park's apology, Brown says she is not convinced as the backlash over the incident continues to grow. "That character may have ignored them, but we will never ignore our Black children, they have every right to be given a full consideration and respect of any child whether white, Brown, red or Black," Crump said.
LaMarr said he has more documentation from the incident and may release it depending on Sesame Place's further actions. In an initial statement Sunday, Sesame Place said the park and its employees stand for"inclusivity and equality in all forms." The statement also noted that performers sometimes miss requests for hugs because the costumes they wear make it difficult to see at lower levels.
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