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Alvin F. Poussaint(1934-2025)

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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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What Black Men Think (2007)
Alvin F. Poussaint was born on 15 May 1934 in East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Cosby Show (1984), Fat Albert (2004) and Campus show (1987). He was married to Tina Young and Ann Ashmore. He died on 24 February 2025 in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA.
BornMay 15, 1934
DiedFebruary 24, 2025(90)
BornMay 15, 1934
DiedFebruary 24, 2025(90)
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Lisa Bonet, Bill Cosby, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Phylicia Rashad, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in Cosby Show (1984)
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
Jasmine Guy, Sinbad, Darryl M. Bell, Charnele Brown, Kadeem Hardison, Dawnn Lewis, Lou Myers, Cree Summer, and Glynn Turman in Campus show (1987)
Campus show
7.1
TV Series
  • Additional Crew
Lacey Chabert and Tim Curry in La famille Delajungle, le film (2002)
La famille Delajungle, le film
5.7
  • Additional Crew(as Alvin F. Poussaint M.D., international culture)
  • 2002

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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 Bill junior (1999)
    Bill junior
    6.3
    TV Series
    • educational consultant (as Alvin F. Poussaint M.D.)
    • 1999–2004
  • Lacey Chabert and Tim Curry in La famille Delajungle, le film (2002)
    La famille Delajungle, le film
    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 Campus show (1987)
    Campus show
    7.1
    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 Cosby Show (1984)
    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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Bill Cosby: A Juggling Tribute
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Bill Cosby: A Juggling Tribute
What Black Men Think
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What Black Men Think
What Black Men Think
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What Black Men Think

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Alvin F. Poussaint M.D.
  • Born
    • May 15, 1934
    • East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • February 24, 2025
    • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA
  • Spouses
      Tina Young1992 - February 24, 2025 (his death, 1 child)
  • 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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    After leaving Mississippi he became an assistant professor at Tufts University Medical School. Here he was the director of a psychiatry program in a low-income housing development.

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