{"id":22606,"date":"2022-03-15T10:07:28","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T14:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/sesame-workshop-launches-word-day-video-series\/"},"modified":"2022-03-15T10:07:28","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T14:07:28","slug":"sesame-workshop-launches-word-of-the-day-video-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/sesame-workshop-launches-word-of-the-day-video-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Sesame Workshop Launches Word of the Day Video Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sesame Workshop has launched the next phase of its Coming Together initiative with the <em>Word of the Day<\/em> video series.<\/p>\n<p>Produced in partnership with WarnerMedia Kids &amp; Family, the series features <em>Sesame Street<\/em> Muppets and celebrities learning words such as \u201cbelonging,\u201d \u201cfairness\u201d and \u201cproud.\u201d The first episode stars poet Amanda Gorman, who introduces the word \u201cupstander.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other celebrity guests will include Samuel L. Jackson, Gabrielle Union, Brett Goldstein, Anna Cathcart, Zazie Beetz, Ava DuVernay and First Lady Jill Biden. The videos will roll out on <em>Sesame Street<\/em>\u2019s YouTube channel and across Cartoon Network and Cartoonito\u2019s social channels.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Word of the Day<\/em> videos joins other Coming Together content that celebrates themes of racial, ethnic and cultural identities in a developmentally appropriate way. Other short-form videos feature original songs, interviews and inspiring messages from <em>Sesame Street<\/em> Muppets. Coming Together also includes a CNN Town Hall and two full-length specials\u2014<em>The Power of We<\/em> and <em>See Us Coming Together.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Sesame Street<\/em> is such a beloved institution and source of joy and understanding for children; when I was little it was absolutely one of my favorite shows,\u201d said Gorman. \u201cIt was the honor of a lifetime to visit <em>Sesame Street<\/em> in person!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s incredibly important that we are constantly providing the resources for our children that reinforce messages of love and unity, and now more than ever, inclusivity and resilience,\u201d said Dennis Williams, senior VP of corporate affairs and corporate social responsibility at WarnerMedia. \u201cWorking with these respected talent and educators that our youth audiences trust and find engaging, we couldn\u2019t be prouder to be an ongoing partner in this wonderful collaboration with Sesame Workshop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know that children are not colorblind; they absorb messages about their own and others\u2019 identities from a very young age, from their own lives and the world around them,\u201d added Akimi Gibson, Sesame Workshop\u2019s VP and education publisher and one of the leaders of the Coming Together initiative. \u201cTo help children of all backgrounds build empathy and self-esteem, families need language to talk about race, ethnicity and culture in an open and positive way. 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