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Writer Beckham Publishes First Profile Of Bill Cosby After His Prison Release

They had confused me with David Beckham, the soccer player. Barry Beckham describes his encounters with entertainer Bill Cosby when he promoted Beckham’s Black Student’s Guide to Colleges—the first of its kind—in the 1980s. The serialized episodes are collected in “No, I’m Not David, But I’ve Met a Lot of Famous People.” “I chose that title because so many youngsters emailed me with praiseworthy comments,” he explains. “I realized finally that they had confused me with David Beckham, the soccer player. So, I replied with, “No, I’m Not David.” The episode about Cosby is part of Amazon Vella where stories ... Read more
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