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Joke's on Bill Cosby as Seinfeld, Rock pay tribute

Chris Rock and Jerry Seinfeld will salute fellow funny man Bill Cosby with the nation's top humor prize at the Kennedy Center, along with two co-stars from "The Cosby Show," Phylicia Rashad and Malcolm-Jamal Warner.

Joke's on Bill Cosby as Seinfeld, Rock pay tribute

Someone had to hold Bill Cosby back to keep him from crawling over a balcony and joining fellow comedians on stage as the stars lined up to pay tribute to his life's work.

Cosby asks Detroit students, parents to get active

Bill Cosby says Detroit residents must take responsibility for improving their city and schools.

Comic Bill Cosby lends support to Detroit schools

Bill Cosby had heard about the tough-as-nails, uncompromising man tackling fraud and improving education throughout the Detroit's public schools, and wanted to help.

Seinfeld to salute Cosby with top humor prize

The comedian who kept NBC viewers entertained on Thursday nights well after "The Cosby Show" was gone will salute Bill Cosby when he receives the nation's top humor prize, organizers said Thursday.

Bill Cosby urges 'no more cuts' for Pa. schools

Comedian Bill Cosby finds nothing funny about cutting school funding.

Bengals agree to terms with WR Cosby

Texas receiver Quan Cosby has agreed to terms with the Cincinnati Bengals after going undrafted over the weekend.

Bill Cosby to receive Mark Twain humor prize

Bill Cosby will receive the nation's top humor prize from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for a prolific career that often focused on race relations and breaking down stereotypes, the center announced Wednesday.

`Cosby' equals Obama election? Cosby mulls it over

When Bill Cosby entered the polling booth in his neighborhood last week, he carried with him photographs of his late parents and Jimmy, the kid brother who died in childhood.

Bill Cosby urges people to empower themselves

Bill Cosby urged people in Baltimore to empower themselves and nurture their children, but during his visit Thursday he avoided the scolding tone that has drawn criticism from some black leaders.

Carlin’s razor-sharp humor was universal

In the realm of stand-up comedy, there is nothing more objectionable than one comic swiping the material of another. It is an industry taboo, which could result in a drink in the face or a prop in the groin.

Bill Cosby to get in some licks on drums at jazz festival

Bill Cosby quips that he gave up his dreams of becoming a professional jazz drummer and turned to comedy after seeing how easily the pioneer bebop drummer Max Roach handled rhythmically complex tunes that he struggled to get through.

Cosby sweaters to raise money for charity

Not everyone can be Dr. Cliff Huxtable, the quick-with-a-quip dad that Bill Cosby played on TV for eight years. But for the right price, you could dress just like him this Father's Day.

Cosby brings 'blunt' message to community leaders

Bill Cosby told several hundred people at a conference of community associations Thursday to stand up and confront the ills facing black Americans.

Bill Cosby Goes Hip Hop With New Album

Bill Cosby's path has taken him from pudding pops to hip hop.

Cosby Makes Challenge to Black Community

Comedian and activist Bill Cosby says problems in the black community are like dirty laundry that need to be washed, not ignored.

Cosby Settles Lawsuit in Assault Case

Bill Cosby settled a lawsuit Wednesday with a woman who said the entertainer drugged and sexually assaulted her at his home outside Philadelphia.

Cosby Criticizes Parents, Teachers

Bill Cosby, who has ignited controversy in the past with his sometimes scathing rebukes, criticized teachers and parents at a weekend education conference, saying they don't do enough to help kids.

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Do Crime Rates Soar in a Recession and How can we save our Youth from self destruction?

Recent media reports would have you believe that crime has shot out of sight because of the economic woes our country had encountered over the past two years.

Bill Cosby Speaks...Well, Sort Of...
Source: Politico

Bill Cosby speaks to the Obama's parenting, Hannity and just about anything else he can think of. The question is "Why?".

Before Obama, There Was Bill Cosby
Source: The New York Times

In an interview on Thursday Mr. Cosby praised Mr. Obama and his campaign operation as "the architects of the almost perfect run for, and winning of, the office." He added, "This isn't something that happened just because of a TV show."

The Bill Cosby Crusade: The Re-Education of the African American
Source: topix.net

Bill Cosby has been on a mission to revamp America's social conscience when it comes to responsibility. He has particularly targeted African-American men. Although his criticisms are sharp, many feel that they are long overdue.

Bill Cosby to release rap album this Month
Source: USA Today

Bill Cosby is coming out with a rap album. But he says he will not actually rap on the album.

Cosby brings 'blunt' message to community leaders
Source: Yahoo! News

Characterizing his own words as "blunt, but not harsh," the 70-year-old comedian criticized a culture in which "babies are wearing $40 sneakers while their mothers are feeding them Oodles of Noodles."

'This Is How We Lost to the White Man'
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"Understand me," Cosby said, his face contorted and clenched like a fist. "Men? Men? Men! Where are you, men?"

CNN and Politico.com Democrat Debate Misleads the Viewing Audience with Bogus "Viewer" Questions.

Before the debate began Wolf Blitzer said that the viewing audience can post a question on the politico.com. To my surprise, the questions were multiple choice, (3 on each subject) created by Politico.com. Even more strange, the questions for each candidate were different.

Tough, Sad and Smart - New York Times
Source: The New York Times

Bob Herbert sounds a lot like Cosby and Poussaint, and there is certainly a lot of resistance to it, but it's one of those conversation you can't have too much.

TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time
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The 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time is a list of American TV series compiled by TV Guide as a cover story for the week of May 4, 2002. It coincided with an ABC primetime special that aired on May 13, 2002.

TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time
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The 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time is a list of American TV series compiled by TV Guide as a cover story for the week of May 4, 2002. It coincided with an ABC primetime special that aired on May 13, 2002.

10 Best/Worst TV Shows of All time
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The criteria for television shows is basically the same as for movies: the show in question must be of the highest quality in all facets of its production, and it must have had a significant impact on television, with respect either to the development of a form, or to the develop …

Bill Cosby returns for special talk with men
Source: blackissue.com

Bill Cosby has visited Detroit to talk to single mothers, to praise weary grandmothers, to encourage future students, and to ask how a city that is 87% black can keep blaming white folks for its problems. But when he comes again in 18 days, he's coming to talk with men.

Missing: A black voice for economic equality
Source: USA Today

By Juan Williams Since MLKs days, many African-Americans have risen to positions of authority. Yet these leaders are failing to help blacks keep pace economically.

Bill Cosby tells New Orleans blacks to reject crime
Source: Yahoo! News

Entertainer Bill Cosby urged New Orleans' black population on Saturday to cleanse itself of a culture of crime as it rebuilds from the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina last year.

Waxy.org: Daily Log: House of Cosbys, Mirrored
Source: waxy.org

So it seems that Bill Cosby of Jello brand gelatine fame has his (or his lawyers) panties in a bunch because of a parody.

Waxy.org: Daily Log: Litigation Cosby Threatens Waxy, You See!
Source: waxy.org

Andy Baio of Waxy.org just received a cease-and-desist letter regarding his hosting of the out-of-print "Cosby Talks to Kids about Drugs" album from 1971, and the satrical House of Cosbys video series.

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