Sesame Workshop releases new resources to help families talk to kids about race

Sesame Workshop, the educational nonprofit behind the children's TV show Sesame Street, is making it easier to talk about race and racism with kids.  On Tuesday, it debuted the "ABCs of Racial Literacy," new resources to help families tackle these topics and "celebrate their unique identities," according to a press release. This initiative is part of Sesame Workshop's ongoing commitment to racial justice, Coming Together, which started after the police killing of George Floyd last May and the summer of protests against racial injustice, reported Time magazine. Research shows that children as young as 3 months old prefer faces from certain racial groups and 9-month-olds rely on race to categorize faces, according to the American Psychological Association. Nearly half of children surveyed in a recent study commissioned by Sesame Workshop cite racism as top of mind for them, with the topic more salient for Black children, according to the nonprofit's press release, which notes that a full report of the study's findings will be released in the spring. Read more...More about Social Good, Racism, Sesame Workshop, Social Good, and Activism