Bill Cosby is Still Calling Out Black People

If you thought Bill Cosby had said all that he could about the state of the African American community, then you thought wrong.  This past weekend during the 2010 Essence Music Festival Bill spoke his mind once again on what he thinks needs to change in our community.  Peep some of the things he said below.

“We’ve got to lay it out for them,” Cosby said when asked about how to help cut the rate of teen pregnancies in America. “Let’s tell them about life. You’re 14 and having sex. OK. So, what kind of job do you have?”

“We need to start getting into people’s business. We need to say, ‘Hey, I’m your cousin man, I’m your brother, I’m your sister and I don’t care if you don’t talk to me anymore but your teenage daughter ain’t got no business dressing like that!’ Tell them.”

“How long do we wait? When are you going to wake up? We can’t keep blaming people and expecting people to fix it. This has to stop.”

Now I may not agree with all of his beliefs but I must say there is definitely some truth in what he is saying.

Bill Cosby is Releasing a CD??? WTF

Many times we don't want to listen to old heads when we know what they say is right. Bill Cosby has been holding a mirror to Black America over the last few years and rightfully so as teenage pregnancy, high school drop out rates and murders like that of Derrion Albert seem to become normal.

 

Now stepping into the music genre again, the famed comedian and Black activist plans to rekindle Hip-Hop's socially conscious flame on “Bill Cosby Presents the Cosnarati: State of Emergency,” an album of music with messages reflecting today's most critical issues affecting young people.

Created to engage listeners and lead them to take action, the CD's empowering and dialogue-provoking themes will be spread throughout the Internet via the comedian/actor/author's extensive social media network and an interactive new web site, billcosby.com, designed to build a grassroots campaign of activist-led house parties and town halls.

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BILL COSBY CHOPPIN IT UP IN THE “D”

Bill Cosby continued spreading his message of responsibility to urban communities with the filming of public service announcements Sunday in Detroit.      

According to the Detroit News and Detroit Free Press, Cosby encouraged children to stay motivated and focused while having fun in school. He told them that "books are more fun" than toys.      

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