Bill Cosby's "Pound Cake" Speech

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CREDIT:

Speaker: Bill Crosby
Date: Monday, May 17th, 2004
Host: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Venue: Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C.
Occasion: 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Brown v. Board

DESCRIPTION:

Bill Cosby famous "Pound Cake" speech was delivered in May 2004 at an award ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision. Cosby delivered this speech during an NAACP convention that DELIGHTED the AUDIENCE but ENRAGED the LEADERS of the NAACP and ignited a firestorm of protest and debate in Black America. It has since become known as the "Pound Cake" speech.

WIKIPEDIA: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_Ca...​

TRANSCRIPT:

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WHERE DO I STAND REGARDING THE "CONTENT" AND "CONTEXT" OF THIS SPEECH?

I agree with Bill Cosby. Like Star Parker (http://www.urbancure.org​), I believe Bill Cosby speaks to all Americans today. Regardless of race, the "content" and "context" of this speech shows the absolute divide between the national Black liberal establishment that pushes policies that break apart families and keep people poor and the Black Americans who suffer because of their support for the biblically-based, conservative policies, that promote biblical models.