The special is called Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin. It's about how Franklin met Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy, Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang.

In 1968, Charles M. Schulz introduced the first Black character to his famous comic strip; Franklin joined Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the Peanuts gang. Over the years, the low-key ...

Craig Schulz, son of Peanuts creator Charles Schulz, talks about a new special, Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin, the origin story of Franklin Armstrong, the comic strip's first Black character ...

While the round faces of the “Peanuts” gang have been around for more than 70 years, you might be less familiar with the backstory of Franklin Armstrong, the comic’s first Black character.