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The Cosby Show

Our Favorite Black TV Moms

Posted 05.12.2013 | Black Voices

Happy Mother's Day! Through life, our mothers have been there to love us, nurture us and sometimes offer a stern word when we need it. And when it ...

PHOTO: 'Rudy Huxtable' Turns 34!

The Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 04.09.2013 | Black Voices

WARNING: The following information will make you feel extremely old. Keshia Knight Pulliam, aka Rudy Huxtable from "The Cosby Show" turns 34-years...

Tyler Perry, Stop Vilifying Black Success

Ernest Owens | Posted 04.14.2013 | Black Voices
Ernest Owens

As a man who grew up in an urban environment that is now attending college at a fine Ivy League institution, I would like to let you know that I am not aspiring to become the controlling, manipulative and reckless psychopath that you continue to depict such men of color in your films.

Feeling Nostalgic?

Posted 04.03.2013 | TV

TV Guide Magazine is celebrating its 60th Anniversary with its latest issue, and to commemorate six decades of TV reporting, the magazine is publishin...

The Cosby Show: One of the Most Feminist Shows of All Time?

Jennifer Armstrong | Posted 03.26.2013 | Women
Jennifer Armstrong

Cosby carefully and famously avoided taking on most modern issues. Except, it seems, the issue of where women stood in Cosby's vision of a perfect world. He wanted to make one thing clear: In his mind, "family" was not a euphemism for patriarchy like it is for so many others.

Bill Cosby Does Not Understand Why You Like His Sweaters

Posted 03.23.2013 | Celebrity

If you had to name the one thing you love most about Bill Cosby, it would be his sweaters, of course. If Bill Cosby had to name the one thing he d...

Lou Myers Dead At 76

AP | Posted 04.22.2013 | Celebrity

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Actor Lou Myers, best known for his role as ornery restaurant owner Mr. Gaines on the television series "A Different World,"...

'Different World' Actor Dies

The Huffington Post/AP | Posted 02.21.2013 | Celebrity

Lou Myers, the actor most known for playing Mr. Vernon Gaines on the NBC sitcom "A Different World," is dead. TMZ reports that the actor died on Feb. ...

SUPERCUT: Celebrate Valentine's Day With The Best TV Kisses

Posted 04.16.2013 | TV

Some TV kisses are so special, they're etched in your memory forever. This Valentine's Day, we're celebrating with a mashup of some of the best TV ...

Jaimie Etkin

Phylicia Rashad Talks Returning To TV, 'Cosby' Reunions & More!

HuffingtonPost.com | Jaimie Etkin | Posted 04.09.2013 | TV

Phylicia Rashad hasn't been a series regular on television since "The Cosby Show" (and a few of its incarnations thereafter). But Clair Huxtable is a ...

'Cosby' Sisters Open Up About Reuniting On 'Guys With Kids'

Posted 02.06.2013 | TV

The Huxtable girls are getting ready to play sisters again on the "Guys With Kids" finale. Although their characters don't get along very well on ...

'Guys With Kids' Is Hosting A 'Cosby Show' Reunion

Posted 01.16.2013 | TV

The Huxtables are back in town! According to TV Guide, former "Cosby Show" cast member Keshia Knight Pulliam will guest star on NBC's "Guys With Ki...

WATCH: 16 Side-Splitting 'Cosby Show' Moments

Posted 01.07.2013 | Black Voices

Watching Bill Cosby and Tempestt Bledsoe reunite on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" on Friday brought back a lot of great memories. The mini-reunion of...

A 'Cosby Show' Reunion

Posted 03.07.2013 | TV

It was a "Cosby Show" reunion on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" Friday when Bill Cosby and Tempestt Bledsoe, who played Vanessa Huxtable on the series...

A Very Cosby Thanksgiving

Posted 11.26.2012 | Black Voices

Thanksgiving is a special time where we can gather together with our loved ones, share a good meal and give thanks. As we all gear up for the long we...

Remember Him?

Posted 11.19.2012 | Weddings

We recently gave you our picks for TV's most memorable wives, so now it's time to reveal our favorite TV husbands. From Ward Cleaver to Jim Halpert...

When You Think Of The Huxtables, Do You Also Think Of T.I. And Tiny?

The Huffington Post | Lucette Jefferson | Posted 10.28.2012 | Black Voices

When you think of Heathcliff Huxtable, does your mind go to Clifford "T.I" Harris? The rapper and his family were recently featured in a special p...

The Educator, The Healer- Conversation With S. Epatha Merkerson

Myrdith Leon Mccormack | Posted 12.21.2012 | Black Voices
Myrdith Leon Mccormack

S. Epatha Merkerson uses her success to empower others, to gift others with knowledge and freedom. The kind of power one implants in their children to be better human being; to be a positive contributor to society.

A Different World: The Post-Millennial Perils of Black Family T.V. Programming

Michael W. Waters | Posted 12.12.2012 | Black Voices
Michael W. Waters

It appears that to find meaningful black, family television programming in the new millennium, we must return to the old one. It's a different world from where we came from.

This Guy Is A Fashion Icon

The Huffington Post | Christina Anderson | Posted 10.10.2012 | Style

Recently, we've seen everyone from Kanye West to Drake wearing the quirky knits.

Lessons From 'A Different World'

Danielle Moodie-Mills | Posted 12.01.2012 | Black Voices
Danielle Moodie-Mills

I still entertain dreams of moving my wife to Brooklyn Heights on a quest for the Cosby dream -- kids, a brownstone, and community engagement. The Cosby's taught us so much without being a public service announcement.

Who Loved 'Flipper'? 'Bewitched'? Emmy Nominees Reveal Favorite Shows

AP | SANDY COHEN | Posted 11.17.2012 | TV

LOS ANGELES — Long before Kevin Costner, Bryan Cranston, Christina Hendricks and Nicole Kidman were Emmy nominees, they were kids who loved watc...

Sands of Time on Dirty Beaches

Gideon Resnick | Posted 11.12.2012 | Arts
Gideon Resnick

Badlands provides a quick visit to this world, eight songs amounting to a 27 minute capsule in time, a brief pit stop on the highway Alex Hungtai's character - and perhaps himself - calls home.

Who Was Voted TV's Most Dynamic Duo?

Posted 09.03.2012 | TV

TV is full of legendary partnerships; from Mulder and Scully to Laverne and Shirley, so many of our favorite shows are synonymous with the on-screen c...

Latinos To Networks: Consejos With Cojones for Creating Our 'Cosby Show'

Bill Santiago | Posted 10.20.2012 | Latino Voices
Bill Santiago

Consequently, they can't seem to come up with any Hispanic shows that we Hispanics will actually watch, embrace, claim proudly as our own.