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Is Bill Cosby Right?

Posted on December 10, 2008 - 4:12pm — 40728651

Author

First Name:

Michael Eric

Last Name:

Dyson

Subtitle:

Or Has the Black Middle Class Lost Its Mind?

Publish Company:

Basic Civitas Books

Language:

English

Medium:

Textual

Year:

2006

When Bill Cosby, iconic figure of American fatherhood, began criticizing the child-raising attributes of the black urban poor, he provoked a storm of discussion within the black community. Dyson places the comedian in the tradition of black elites, referred to as "Afristocrats," who were highly critical of poor blacks for making the race look bad in front of white folks.

Amazon url:

http://www.amazon.com/Bill-Cosby-Right-Black-Middle/dp/0465017207/ref=pd_sim_b_3

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