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08/31/2008: "Bill Cosby: Stop Blaming Whitey!"
Cosby challenges the black community
Bill Cosby is a man on a mission. Since 2004 the Cosby Show comedian has been berating the African American community, saying it has been tolerating its social problems for too long.
His grievances include an upsurge in teen pregnancies, gang violence, absent fathers, incompetent moms and a general erosion of values.
In January 2005, he told a crowd of 2,000 at Detroit’s Wayne County Community College to stop blaming white people for problems they could solve themselves, fuelling a maelstrom of controversy.
And, reports The Plain Dealer, the theme continued as the 70-year-old spoke at both a Cleveland college and a church.
Among other things, he told the audience not to worry about airing their dirty laundry in front of whites. “Why are you worried about them?” he said. “Worry about your own.”
Cosby’s early critics have accused him of spotlighting problems in the black community, focussing on the worst. Now, more people are siding with the actor, who holds a PhD in education and has written 11 books.
“[The issues are something] churches, social organizations and community leaders have long run from," said Michael L. Nelson, of 100 Black Men of Greater Cleveland, a group that sponsored the Cosby visit.
Source: tvguide.sympatico.msn.ca via Barry Artiste
