Rev. Jesse Jackson made an appearance in a 'Sesame Street' episode in 1971, where he shared three poems he wrote about civil and human rights.

Bob McGrath, longtime cast member of television’s “Sesame Street” has died. He was 90 years old. McGrath, according to an Associated Press article, studied music at University of Michigan and ...

NEW YORK (AP) — “Sesame Street” is about to be less A-OK. Sonia Manzano, who has played the role of Maria on the groundbreaking kid show since 1971, is retiring. Manzano, 65, broke the news earlier ...

Take a walk down Sesame Street and learn how the show pushed boundaries for social change in this excerpt from “Entertainment Nation.” Ryan Lintelman On November 10, 1969, a new kind of children’s ...