-
by Zaheer Ali onJanuary 6, 2011
The seminal TV show rode a wave of black achievement to challenge racial stereotypes. But Katie Couric's well-intentioned statements to the contrary, American Muslims will need more than a situation comedy to counter Islamophobia.
() Comments -
by Martin Johnson onAugust 26, 2010
The memoirist-philanthropist-TV producer talks about her debut novel, Bill Cosby, Lena Horne and the philanthropic life.
-
by John McWhorter onNovember 2, 2009
What makes a book worth Oprah's time? John McWhorter flags the strongest, smartest writing on race that slipped through the cracks. Somehow.
-
by Jozen Cummings onOctober 19, 2009
Minus social commentary, the Cos is old-fashioned funny.
-
September 25, 2009
Dr. Sut Jhally talks about his study on “The Cosby Show,” Cosby’s deal with white America and Obama’s “inner Huxtable.”
-
September 20, 2009
Clair Huxtable came into my life in 1984, my junior year of high school. And from that moment forward, she was a role model for me and all I aspired to be: a wife, a mom, a successful attorney and a well-poised, fabulously dressed, attractive black woman.
-
September 18, 2009
“The Cosby Show” was activist television, agitprop theater disguised as sitcom.
-
by Dayo Olopade onSeptember 18, 2009
A “fan” of what he calls “The Obama Show,” the Cos says if you can’t be a doctor, at least be an electrician.
-
by Dayo Olopade onSeptember 17, 2009
Part II of The Root’s exclusive interview with Bill Cosby.
-
September 17, 2009
Did Cliff, Clair and the kids change America even more than they changed television?
