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First Black ‘Peanuts’ character gets his own special, ‘Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin’

The Apple TV+ special will premiere on Feb. 16, highlighting Franklin Armstrong’s origin story. Apple TV+ released the official trailer of “Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin,” and the beloved ...
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First Black character in 'Peanuts' comic strip gets his own special

The "Peanuts" comic strip's first Black character is stepping into the spotlight this week with his own Apple TV+ special. Premiering Friday, "Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin" is set to give ...
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The first Black 'Peanuts' character finally gets his origin story in animated special

An Apple TV animated special shows how Franklin, the first Black "Peanuts" character, meets Charlie Brown and friends in Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin. Apple TV+ is streaming the origin ...
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'Peanuts' character Franklin, originating amid the Civil Rights Movement, is getting the spotlight

“Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin” is a lesson in friendship for young children delivered by characters who used to be as popular as Bluey, Peppa Pig and the Paw Patrol are today. But for Gen ...