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Bill Cosby: Black America
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Bill Cosby is, without a doubt, the best-selling comedian of all time on records. During the mid-sixties, Cosby had as many as six albums on the charts at one time. Eight of the albums have been certified Gold Records by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
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Although African-American comedians had long been a staple of the stand-up circuit prior to the emergence of Bill Cosby, none had come even remotely close to reaching the same heights of commercial success or universal acceptance. Before Cosby, black comics were largely relegated to the so-called "chitlin circuit" of black nightclubs and theaters, their albums banned from white-owned record stores; after Cosby, comedians of all racial and cultural backgrounds found a home in the mainstream, and were even given the opportunity to prove their talents in major film and television roles. Simply put, Cosby broke comedy's color barrier, and he set the stage for the widespread success of everyone from Richard Pryor to Eddie Murphy.
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WASHINGTON, /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Bill Cosby has added dimension to his personal accountability movement by extending it to a very different segment of the Black community. Before 600 people last night at the Benjamin Banneker Legacy Awards Gala held at the JW Marriott hotel in Washington, D.C., Dr Cosby challenged African American scientists to speak more publicly about the important contributions they are making in the fields of math, engineering and science. He stated that the world needs to know about the level of scientific excellence that exists in the Black community and the significant contributions to scientific discovery being made by African American scientists.
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Bill Cosby has affected American society in many ways. He was the most visible spokesperson, and was the first African-American to go on “The Tonight Show” (Encyclopedia of World Biographies). Bill Cosby is known today as one of America's funniest people. He is ... one of the highest paid African-American actors. Bill's acts were mainly remembered because they did not have to be censored.
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Bill Cosby and Alvin F. Poussaint have a powerful message for families and communities as they lay out their visions for strengthening America, or for that matter the world. They address the crises of people who are stuck because of feelings of low self-esteem, abandonment, anger, fearfulness, sadness, and feelings of being used, undefended and unprotected. These feelings often impede their ability to move forward. The authors aim to help empower people make the daunting transition from victims to victors. Come On, People! is always engaging, and loaded with heart-piercing stories of the problems facing many communities.
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The Cosby Show is an American television sitcom starring Bill Cosby, first airing on September 20, 1984 and running for eight seasons on the NBC television network, until April 30, 1992. The show focused on the Huxtable family, an upper-middle class African-American family living in a brownstone building in Brooklyn, New York.
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