Arts Aug 26 Watch 6:33 For this beloved Sesame Street role model, it wasn’t always ‘sunny days’ Writer and actor Sonia Manzano played the character of Maria on “Sesame Street” for 44 years before announcing her retirement. In her new memoir, “Becoming Maria,” Manzano recounts her tough childhood in the South Bronx and how she used her… By PBS News Hour
Arts Aug 14 Watch 6:21 Does Sesame Street’s new address change its mission? Sesame Street, the beloved children's television series and PBS staple since 1969, will have a new address coming this fall. A five-year partnership with HBO means episodes will air first on the premium pay cable channel before appearing on public… By PBS News Hour