Dec 6, 2007 (Talk of the Nation) — In a new book, Come On People, comedian Bill Cosby and psychiatrist Alvin Poussaint urge struggling black communities in America to get "on the path from victims to victors."
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Comedian Bill Cosby (left) and his friend, psychiatrist Alvin Poussaint. ()
'Come on People' Cosby's Plea to Black Communities
Dec 6, 2007 (Talk of the Nation) — In a new book, Come On People, comedian Bill Cosby and psychiatrist Alvin Poussaint urge struggling black communities in America to get "on the path from victims to victors."In a new book, Come On People, comedian Bill Cosby and psychiatrist Alvin Poussaint urge struggling African American communities to get "on the path from victims to victors." The authors spent three years holding townhall meetings across the country, talking to communities about the best ways to stop cycles that perpetuate a culture of victimhood.
Cosby and Poussaint write: "Certain people tell us that we are picking on the poor. Many of those who accuse us are scholars and intellectuals, upset that we are not blaming everything on white people as they do. Well, only blaming the system keeps certain black people in the limelight but it also keeps the black poor wallowing in victimhood."
Guests:
Bill Cosby, comedian, and co-author of Come On People
Dr. Alvin Poussaint, co-author of Come On People
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