7 Groundbreaking Sesame Street Characters

Since first airing in 1969, Sesame Street’s Muppet neighbors have always represented the wide range of people in this world. Though a children’s program, it hasn’t shied away from the hardest conversations: racial and ethnic representation, female empowerment in countries that count women as second-class citizens, education on physical and mental abilities, health and HIV awareness, and even incarceration. Sesame Street’s Muppets represent everyone who tunes in, setting the standard for media platforms by making sure all, no matter who they are, feel welcome.