Interesting article about "America's Dad"

Bill Cosby's activism is profiled in the Atlantic Monthly:

His anger and frustration erupted into public view during an NAACP awards ceremony in Washington in 2004 commemorating the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education...
That night, Cosby was one of the last honorees to take the podium. He began by noting that although civil-rights activists had opened the door for black America, young people today, instead of stepping through, were stepping backward. “No longer is a person embarrassed because they’re pregnant without a husband,” he told the crowd. “No longer is a boy considered an embarrassment if he tries to run away from being the father of the unmarried child.”

Great article, read it here. The liberal storyline about the failure of black communities centers on external influences, like pervasive racism, predatory lending, lack of education, lack of role models. But it's solutions don't have the bracing and energizing appeal that a prophet of personal responsibility can provide. Also, there is raw emotion and anger in the people that can't be addressed by say, a new community center. Anyway, this is Cosby's take on the problem.