Bill Cosby tells New Orleans blacks to reject crime

Reuters ^ | 01 Apr 06 | Russell McCulley

[rellimpank]

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Entertainer Bill Cosby urged New Orleans' black population on Saturday to cleanse itself of a culture of crime as it rebuilds from the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina last year.

Cosby, whose criticism of some aspects of modern African-American culture has stirred controversy in recent years, told a rally headed by black leaders that the city needed to look at the "wound" it had before Katrina struck.

"It's painful, but we can't cleanse ourselves unless we look at the wound," Cosby told the rally of about 2,000 people in front of the city's convention center.

[mlc9852]

My daughter and her boyfriend went down to NO to work in November and they were put up in a hotel at no charge and got 3 meals a day for free. Lots of other workers were, too. They are back home now so I don't know if they are still providing free room and board.

[dfwgator]

Unfortunately if Bill was white he'd be labeld a racist and a bigot.

Instead, he's labelled an 'Uncle Tom.'

[GladesGuru]

Within a few years, Texans will have solved the NOLA criminal problem - one shot at a time.