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Is Bill Cosby's legacy more important than the truth?

When America’s dream, black dad is accused of sadistic, multiple rape, it’s an American dilemma. What’s more, it is a black dilemma.

By Ree X
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Shutterstock/Eugene Parciasepe.
Shutterstock/Eugene Parciasepe.

More than 30 rape allegations have been made against Bill Cosby. Credit: Shutterstock/Eugene Parciasepe.

By now at least 30 women have made rape and/or drugging accusations against Bill Cosby.

The myriad, detailed accusations of rape, dating back as early as 2000, began to flood mainstream media in late 2014, some days giving rise to as many as four separate accusations.

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