'Sesame Street' introduces new muppets in videos on race

"Sesame Street" launched in 1969 and present in more than 150 countries

US children's television show "Sesame Street" has released videos featuring two new muppets to educate children about race.

One of the videos, uploaded to the show's website Tuesday, features African-American dad Elijah and his son Wes talking to Elmo about differences in skin color due to melanin.

The approximately three-minute segment is part of a new series of videos called the "ABCs of Racial Literacy."

In another video due out soon, muppets portraying characters of Hispanic origin will be confronted with "a racist incident in a grocery store," the statement added.

"Sesame Street," launched in 1969 and present in more than 150 countries, is the benchmark of educational programming. 

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