... Focused on Race, Racism and Social Justice.
... Produced in Collaboration With Academy Award®-Winning
Lion Forge Animation
As kids and parents continue to navigate and understand the
current issues happening in our country and around the world, Disney
Junior—home to the #1 preschool network—announced today the new animated short
series "Rise Up, Sing Out." Presenting important concepts around
race, racism and social justice for the youngest viewers, the series consists
of music-based shorts that are designed to provide an inspiring and empowering
message about noticing and celebrating differences and providing a framework
for conversation. The shorts are slated to premiere later this year across all
Disney Junior platforms.
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Photo credit for Black Thought and Questlove |
The shorts will feature music by Ahmir "Questlove"
Thompson and Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter of the GRAMMY
Award®-winning musical group The Roots, who are executive producing through
their Two One Five Entertainment production company alongside Latoya Raveneau
(Disney+'s highly anticipated "The Proud Family: Louder and
Prouder"), who also serves as executive producer.
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Photo credit for Latoya Raveneau: Megan |
The Conscious Kid, an
organization dedicated to equity and promoting healthy racial identity
development in youth, is consulting on the series and will develop a viewing
companion guide for parents. "Rise Up, Sing Out" is produced in
collaboration with Academy Award-winning animation studio Lion Forge Animation
("Hair Love") for Disney Junior.
Photos are available here.
Joe D'Ambrosia, senior vice president, Original Programming
and general manager, Disney Junior, said, "We recognize that many kids are
experiencing a multitude of feelings around what's happening in our world today
and know that many families are struggling with how to discuss sensitive issues
around race. Our goal with these shorts is to open up the conversation and
provide families with the tools and knowledge to address these important topics
with their preschoolers in an age-appropriate manner through music and
relatable kid experiences."
In a joint statement, Thompson and Trotter said, "It is
an honor to work with the Disney Junior team to help create a series of shorts
that will empower and uplift the future generations in the way we know best,
through music. We hope these shorts will encourage the young audience to
recognize and celebrate our differences as human beings while learning the
tools to navigate real-world issues of racial injustice."
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