Phylicia Rashād

Shunning, by definition, is to “persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something) through antipathy or caution”. During the earlier centuries, the use of public punishments not only allowed convicts to be humiliated in front of others, people used it as a way to make society fear the consequences of bad actions that went against society’s faiths and morals, thus leading to shunning. Now, shunning is growing rapidly all across the country and the world. Popular forms of 21st century public punishments that led to public shunning include publicizing the location of sex offenders in neighborhoods, holding up signs in public places to express the crime that a person committed, etc. With those punishments, officials in the past and present believed that they would teach them a lesson much more effectively than jail or fine punishments, attacking the convict’s psychological and emotional aspects through public scorn rather than settling the issues behind closed doors. Like Hester Prynne, Bill Cosby also falls under the “A” category for his scarlet letter, due to his many sexual assault allegations. Most well known and loved for his acting, especially from “The Bill Cosby Show” and “The Cosby Show”, Bill Cosby’s downfall into public shame started with sexual assault accusations by women who worked with him on the show or was introduced to. Ever since about fifty women have come up to accuse the comedian of rape and sexual assault, the public’s reaction to Cosby turned…

became another set of parents: my “TV parents”. The beauty of their relationship was what I had always wished for my parents’ relationship. For many years, when I looked at my parents and saw lovelessness, Mr. and Mrs. Huxtable’s relationship would fill the void. As the Huxtable’s patriarch, the man who gave The Cosby Show its name, the sexual assault allegations against you impacted me more than any other celebrity scandal has ever impacted me. I don’t remember the exact day or time that I…

disadvantages and deep-rooted discrimination that prevent most black Americans from reaching their potential.” Two black professionals in one household was highly unlikely; Cliff and Claire’s jobs did not accurately represent the reality of life as an African American and the available educational and professional opportunities. Cherrie Bucknor, researcher for the Center for Economic and Policy Research, found that in 1980, just two years before the pilot episode, only eleven percent of black…

watching this part of the film because it was not how I imagined. However, after watching the latest version of the film where Phylicia Rashad played Mama, I was more satisfied. Like I mentioned earlier with Sean Combs and Sydney Poitier, emotion is essential to how differently characters can be portrayed in A Raisin in the Sun. As I kept reading the script, I got the impression that Mama is a stern woman, filled with love and emotion. Aside from the face slapping situation, another example of…

Henson plays Cookie Lyon. She is the ex-wife of a cutthroat CEO of Empire Entertainment. Cookie served time in prison for 17 years due to drug dealing. She sees herself as a sacrifice for the Empire she has built with her ex-husband. The money they used to fund her ex-husband’s career is from her drug money. After she got out of prison, Cookie is determined to bring her family back together and take back what used to be hers. Clair Huxtable (The Cosby Show) Clair Huxtable was portrayed by…

Afterwards, she studied at North Carolina A&T University for electrical engineering. After a year at North Carolina A&T she transferred to Washington’s Howard University, where she found interest in theater. Where Taraji made the dean’s list, also won a scholarship funded by Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad, who are a part of the Howard alumnae. When Taraji was attending Howard, she was in an abusive relationship which lead to her being pregnant with her first child. Her child was a boy,…

Debbie Allen: A woman of many talents Debbie Allen is a well known figure in the entertainment industry, who has been around for years and shows no sign of stopping any time soon. Debbie Allen is an actress, dancer, and choreographer. Debbie Kaye Allen was born on January 16th, 1950 in Houston, Texas. Allen was born to the poet Vivian Ayers and a dentist Arthur Allen. She has two siblings. One of her siblings is the famous actress, director, and singer Phylicia Rashad . Her other sibling is…

Phylicia Rashad (Claire Huxtable) and Malcolm-Jamal Warner (Theo Huxtable) have both expressed that their main concern is the destruction of the shows legacy. Warner, who plays Dr. Huxtable’s son, is saddened by the idea that the black community no longer have “The Cosby Show” to put up against negative black stereotypes. Warner has not out rightly stated that he believes the accusations are true but has stated, “What he's done for comedy and television has been legendary and history-making.…

Research Paper: Gem of the Ocean August Wilson 's Gem of the Ocean, set in Pittsburgh in 1904, is full of symbolism. From a slavery bill of sale to the collection of pure dog excretion, Wilson uses symbols to develop a story of how the recent departure from slavery affected African Americans in the early 1900 's. Throughout the play, a cast of characters is introduced, and each one individually represents the mindset of the most common personalities one can find during this time…

With a specific end goal to persuade her readers that enslavement is ethically wrong, Stowe delineate all the distinctive routes in which slaves endure. Uncle Tom's Cabin depicts the conspicuous types of physical enduring that go with bondage: fierce whippings and beatings, assault and sexual infringement, and considerably kill. Be that as it may, it likewise demonstrates the less instinctive types of misery, for example, the partition of families and the debasement of the human soul. Director…