Forever linked in the public’s mind to her television husband Bill Cosby, actress Phylicia Rashad defended Cosby’s critical remarks about African-American culture and lack of personal responsibility before a University of Wisconsin-Madison audience Monday night.
“Why is everybody so upset? What he was saying was it’s important for parents to parent. It’s important for people to look after young people,” Rashad said to about 150 people at an Alpha Week event sponsored by the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.