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10/21/2007: "African-American humorist urges black renovation"

Cosby's new book, "Come on People," co-authored by Harvard psychiatrist Dr. Alvin Poussaint, has already been featured on Oprah, Larry King and an extraordinary full hour on NBC's "Meet the Press." It's destined for a slot on the best seller lists.

"A house without a father is a challenge. A neighborhood without fathers is a catastrophe, and that's just about what we have today," write Cosby and Poussaint, citing startling statistics:

Of about 16,000 murders in this country each year, more than half are committed by black men.

Young black men are twice as likely to be unemployed as other American men.

Although black people are just 12% of the general population, they are some 44% of prison inmates.

Cosby's path through this jungle of endless debate is to encourage individuals to build up themselves and their families - not as a substitute for political activity, but as the glue that creates politically powerful communities.

[ These same rules apply to any community. Build yourselves up, weed out the bad behavior and promote those who behave well. That's natural selection, human style. White people should listen to him as well. ]

http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2007/10/21/2007-10-21_the_brilliant_clarity_of_cosby.html