• September 18, 2024

A happy sad story

Richard Gordon kisses his daughter Azalia on receiving her at Victoria Jubilee Hospital on Monday, December 25, 2023, a month after she was born. Her mother, Nicola, had died during childbirth. (Photos: Garfield Robinson) When his companion of 20 years passed while giving birth to his fourth child on November 25 this year, Richard Gordon was…

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‘Cosby Show’ reruns back on television ?

ATLANTA – Reruns of “The Cosby Show” are returning to television, even as the comedian’s sexual assault trial looms next year. Bounce TV has announced in social media posts that it will resume airing reruns of the 1980s sitcom on Dec. 19. Atlanta-based Bounce claims to be the first TV network designed and programmed for…

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Happy 56th Birthday to Lisa Bonet.

Happy 54th Birthday to Lisa Bonet. Born November 16, 1967, She is an actress who starred in The Cosby Show (1984–1992) and A Different World (1987–1993), as the unorthodox, free-spirited Denise Huxtable. After being in beauty competitions and appearing in guest spots on television series as a child, Bonet landed the role of Denise Huxtable…

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Amarillo, Texas, considers ordinance to become ‘sanctuary city for the unborn’

Amarillo could become the latest city in Texas to pass an “abortion trafficking” ordinance as the city’s leaders consider blocking the use of its roads by anyone traveling to get an abortion . The City Council met earlier this week to discuss the possible ordinance but did not vote on the measure, which would have them become a “sanctuary city for…

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He Played Bud on “The Cosby Show.” See Deon Richmond Now at 44

His given name may have been Kenny, but to Rudy Huxtable (Keshia Knight Pulliam), he was always just “Bud.” As her memorably misogynistic childhood friend on The Cosby Show, young Deon Richmond managed to make statements like, “A man has to wear the pants in the family; if he doesn’t, the woman will put on his shoes and walk…

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Decoding the mystery of ‘Cosby house’ that many fans do not know?

Jess Wisloski, Yahoo! New York Editor It may not quite rank with the top questions most plaguing New Yorkers (Why does my subway station always smell? or Where did this cabbie get his license?), but it is without a doubt a long-pondered local mystery. Where was the Cosby family supposed to be living, anyway? Sure,…

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Keshia Knight Pulliam Engaged To BF Brad James

Image Credit: AP It’s time to dance and celebrate because Keshia Knight Pulliam said, “yes!” The 41-year-old alum of The Cosby Show is engaged to actor Brad James, according to PEOPLE. According to the publication, Brad, 39, popped the question earlier this month in Atlanta with “a custom diamond eternity band made by Fevzi, of Aydin Jewelers.” The couple celebrated with…

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How to Think About Bill Cosby and ‘The Cosby Show’

  Bill Cosby and Keshia Knight Pulliam, who played his daughter Rudy in “The Cosby Show.”Credit…NBC, via Getty Images To the extent that America still has a collective cultural memory, it’s comforting to have the happy stuff to hold on to. And it’s depressing to arrive at a juncture that forces us to let some…

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‘The Cosby Show’: Where are they now?

Earle Hyman — Earle Hyman has appeared on “All My Children,” “Cosby” and “Twice in a Lifetime” since playing Cliff’s dad Russell on “The Cosby Show.” NBC Clarice Taylor — Clarice Taylor, who played Cliff’s mom Anna, appeared in “Sommersby” and “Smoke” after the series went off the air in 1992. Taylor died in 2011…

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Why ‘The Cosby Show’ still matters 30 years later

Thirty years ago this week, network TV introduced American audiences to something it hadn’t yet seen: A portrait of an ordinary, upper-middle-class black family in New York. As Time reflected Thursday, in not overtly discussing issues of race, “The Cosby Show” broke from other shows depicting black families like “The Jeffersons” or “Sanford and Son”…

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