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Alvin F. Poussaint

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Since the triumphs of the civil rights legislations of the early 1960s havoc and dessimation has been wreaked on the Black family with a specific devastation on the Black man.
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Alvin F. Poussaint was born on 15 May 1934 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer, known for The Cosby Show (1984), Fat Albert (2004) and Here and Now (1992).
BornMay 15, 1934
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    Lisa Bonet, Bill Cosby, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Phylicia Rashad, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in The Cosby Show (1984)
    The Cosby Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Additional Crew
    Kenan Thompson in Fat Albert (2004)
    Fat Albert
    4.4
    • Additional Crew(as Alvin F. Poussaint M.D.)
    • 2004
    Here and Now (1992)
    Here and Now
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Additional Crew(as Alvin Poussaint)
    Jasmine Guy, Sinbad, Darryl M. Bell, Charnele Brown, Kadeem Hardison, Dawnn Lewis, Lou Myers, Cree Summer, and Glynn Turman in A Different World (1987)
    A Different World
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Additional Crew

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    • Kenan Thompson in Fat Albert (2004)
      Fat Albert
      4.4
      • production consultant (as Alvin F. Poussaint M.D.)
      • 2004
    • Fatherhood (2004)
      Fatherhood
      5.1
      TV Series
      • production consultant
      • 2004
    • Xavier Pritchett in Little Bill (1999)
      Little Bill
      6.3
      TV Series
      • educational consultant (as Alvin F. Poussaint M.D.)
      • 1999–2004
    • Lacey Chabert and Tim Curry in The Wild Thornberrys (2002)
      The Wild Thornberrys
      5.7
      • consultant: international culture (as Alvin F. Poussaint M.D.)
      • 2002
    • Greg Ballora, Phil Baron, Elizabeth Daily, Donna Kimball, James Murray, and Kristin Charney in The Crayon Box (1997)
      The Crayon Box
      TV Series
      • educational advisors
      • 1997–1998
    • Jasmine Guy, Sinbad, Darryl M. Bell, Charnele Brown, Kadeem Hardison, Dawnn Lewis, Lou Myers, Cree Summer, and Glynn Turman in A Different World (1987)
      A Different World
      7.0
      TV Series
      • production consultant
      • 1987–1993
    • Here and Now (1992)
      Here and Now
      7.4
      TV Series
      • production consultant (as Alvin Poussaint)
      • 1992
    • Lisa Bonet, Bill Cosby, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Phylicia Rashad, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in The Cosby Show (1984)
      The Cosby Show
      7.4
      TV Series
      • production consultant
      • 1984–1992

    Writer

    • Bill Cosby: A Juggling Tribute
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      • co-writer
      • 2014

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    What Black Men Think
    What Black Men Think
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    What Black Men Think

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    • Alternative names
      • Alvin F. Poussaint M.D.
    • Born
      • May 15, 1934
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Spouses
        Tina Young1993 - ?
    • Relatives
      • Renee Poussaint(Niece or Nephew)
    • Other works
      Book, with coauthor Bill Cosby: "Come on, People: On the Path from Victims to Victors". Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson. ISBN-10: 1595550925

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