Bill Cosby Tells Atlanta Group To Reach Out To Struggling Kids
The Cos doesn’t mince words when it comes to the nation’s high school dropout crisis. Actor, comedian Bill Cosby told staffers from Boys & Girls Clubs of America gathered for a conference in Atlanta on Thursday that it’s everyone’s responsibility to reach out to struggling kids. He attributed his rise above his inner-city Philadelphia roots to adults in his life pushing him to do better.
Published: May 14, 2009
ATLANTA (AP) - The Cos doesn’t mince words when it comes to the nation’s high school dropout crisis.
Actor, comedian Bill Cosby told staffers from Boys & Girls Clubs of America gathered for a conference in Atlanta on Thursday that it’s everyone’s responsibility to reach out to struggling kids. He attributed his rise above his inner-city Philadelphia roots to adults in his life pushing him to do better.
Cosby appeared with Harvard University psychiatry professor Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint. The duo co-authored the best-selling book “Come on, People,“ a book on the state of black families in the United States.
Cosby has drawn criticism in recent years for his blunt remarks on personal responsibility in the black community.
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