Article: Cosby calls to absent fathers: 'Claim your children,' entertainer says in visit.

Byline: Brent Jones

Aug. 23--During a daylong visit to Baltimore yesterday, Bill Cosby urged fathers to help raise their kids, stressed the importance of education and spoke of the evils of hip-hop. In vintage Cosby style, the five-time Grammy-winning comedian mixed dashes of humor with his challenge to predominantly black audiences to become involved in their children's lives. The message was directed toward absentee fathers.

"This is a great evening because we're calling on men to come claim their children," Cosby said last night at Heritage United Church of Christ in Northwest Baltimore, the last of his four stops. "And that's part of being a ...

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