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...page book is an exposition of comedian Bill Cosby??s remarks to the NAACP’s gala commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the Brown v. Board decision. Cosby criticized black parents for failing to be positive role models for their children and for failing to value academic achievement in their households...
...crux of Williams and Cosby??s case is that poor blacks should be less concerned with overt and “systemic” racism—obstacles such as structural wealth inequalities—and focus instead on what they can do to improve their own lots. This, they argue, is the path to black self-empowerment...
...endless repetition, much of which is because Williams quotes Cosby ad nauseum. The first and last chapters are largely dedicated to the comedian, and in every chapter in between, Cosby is worked into the introduction and conclusion. The book often reads alternatively as an extended transcript of Cosby??s speeches and an attorney’s brief defending the comedian...
...Cosby Show. Oh, Bill Cosby??s pearls of parenting wisdom. I will parent my kids based on the Cosby Show. Do you know the one with Vanessa and a clarinet? That’s the best. Vanessa plays the clarinet for a week and then wants to do something completely different, but Bill in all his parental wisdom explains they bought this clarinet and if she doesn’t use it who will? It’s great...
While Fat Albert follows in the tradition of Cosby??s wholesome comedy and “SNL” is more raucous, Thompson is emphatic that, “Comedy is here to bring joy to the world, whether you want to hear the curse words...