Sesame Street's first Black female puppeteer wants to keep inspiration flowing

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This month marks one year since Megan Piphus Peace joined Sesame Street as its first Black female puppeteer. 'I'm so glad I had the opportunity to be on Sesame Street and encourage other kids to dream as big as their imaginations will allow.'

. Then after a year of training in what she calls Muppet-style puppetry, she formally joined the cast in 2021.more doors will open for women and people of color.

She notes that the show has had Black women in other production positions"who have been woven into the fabric ofDiscussing race onMegan Piphus Peace performs as Gabrielle on Sesame Street as she and friends sing about Black History Month.Piphus Peace praises the show's team of writers and producers, saying they take the hardest topics and frame them in a way that children can understand.

"One of the lessons that we have was on using your voice. It speaks subtly to equity," she says."You know, we didn't have Gabrielle go into the camera and say, 'Black Lives Matter.' She says that we all have a voice that matters and we can use our voice."Piphus Peace hopes to bring an unwavering sense of confidence and love of self to her character.

"I want her confidence to just shine through the screen so that little girls and boys around the world are filled with confidence in themselves."

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