B'Ivory LaMarr is representing Jodi Brown, her daughter Skylar and her niece Nylah after a video shows a Sesame Street character waving them off.
Children's theme park Sesame Place is facing more racial discrimination accusations. A Baltimore family is now suing the amusement park's parent company, SeaWorld, for $25 million after a father alleged that his daughter was ignored by multiple costumed characters at a meet-and-greet event back in June.
Newsy"Morning Rush" hosts Rob Nelson and Alex Livingston spoke with the lawyer representing the Brown family, B'Ivory LaMarr.B'IVORY LAMARR: Good morning. Thank you for having me. LAMARR: Well, as we've maintained from the very beginning, our goal was to effectuate change. We want to ensure that other families don't have the same issues in dealing with Sesame Place Theme Park on their different visits. One of the first things that we're requiring, or we're asking and demanding, is that there be a termination of the individual, the character. Number two is that we would want a real, authentic apology.
NELSON: So, in this moment, again, just to reiterate — You're more interested in dialogue than perhaps joining that class action federal lawsuit. You're seeing what can be achieved through other avenues.
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