Tonya Bah of North Philadelphia holds a sign with images of Sesame characters ignoring Black children at Sesame Place in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. during a protest on July 30, 2022. - TYGER WILLIAMS/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS
PHILADELPHIA — A Black family that was apparently snubbed by a mascot at Sesame Place in July was once again snubbed, according to their attorney, this time by the CEO of the park’s parent company, who pledged last month to hear them out. On Tuesday, the Brown family was due to meet with Marc Swanson, CEO Of SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment, which owns and operates Sesame Place in Bucks County, but were instead met with attorneys and corporate representatives in New York, according to a statement from B’Ivory Lamarr, the family’s attorney. SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment owns and operates the par...
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