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'Sesame Street's first Black woman puppeteer creates hip-hop album for kids

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Megan Piphus's new hip-hop album features 10 "real" kids and five voiced by her. (Courtesy of Sir the Baptist & Audri Johnson for Temple/Mays Playground)
Megan Piphus's new hip-hop album features 10 "real" kids and five voiced by her. (Courtesy of Sir the Baptist & Audri Johnson for Temple/Mays Playground)

A few years ago, Megan Piphus became the first Black woman puppeteer on "Sesame Street." She's bringing her skills to a new project, a hip-hop album for kids, featuring 10 "real" kids and five voiced by Piphus.

Jewly Hight of Nashville Public Radio reports.

This segment aired on December 26, 2023.

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