Rise Up, Sing Out

Kingston and his friends model kids and families who both notice and celebrate their differences through a song that encourages young viewers to imagine a better world.

Celebrating Black hair care in a song at a sleepover, friends Taniya, Shawna and So-Hyeon show Amelia their bedtime routine to protect their natural curly-textured hair.

In an empowering song, Taniya helps her friends and viewers understand how to process and respond when someone says something hurtful to them.

In a song celebrating names that are mispronounced or stigmatized, So-Hyeon teaches her friends Kingston and Rogerneiqua a game to learn to say and appreciate each other's names.

In this song, Terrell explains to Kingston that some people will judge them for the color of their skin, in a story that models coming together in kindness towards all.

Taniya and Amelia learn that Gabriel is Dominican and Black, So-Hyeon says she too is bi-racial in a song that celebrates the joy of being multiracial.

Abuela comforts Gabriel with a lullaby after he sees something scary on TV in a song depicting the fears that some children of color might have about their racial experience.

Depicting the importance of representation while visiting a museum, Taniya doesn't see any pictures of or by Black artists. Kingston suggests they fix it and create their own art.