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I don't think you can bring the races together by joking about the differences between them. I'd rather talk about the similarities, about what's universal in their experiences.

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Bill Cosby
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: July 12
American Football Player
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Philadelphia
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William Henry Bill Cosby Jr.
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