Friday’s Morning Buzz: Camille Cosby invokes Emmett Till to defend Bill Cosby, Republicans nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize, and more

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Top stories for May 4, 2018 include Camille Cosby invoking Emmett Till’s name to defend her husband Bill Cosby, House republicans nominate Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize and more.

Camille Cosby invokes Emmett Till to defend Bill Cosby

In the wake of Bill Cosby‘s conviction on three counts of sexual assault last month, his wife, Camille Cosby, has issued a lengthy statement defending her husband. In the nearly 800-word statement, she compares Bill Cosby’s accusers to Emmett Till‘s accuser, chastises the media, and calls the district attorney office’s campaign “unethical.”
–theGrio

Republicans nominate Donald Trump for Nobel peace prize

Eighteen of Donald Trump’s greatest supporters in the House of Representatives have sent a letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, formally nominating the President for a Nobel Peace Prize. In a letter spearheaded by the Indiana Republican Congressman Luke Messer the lawmakers claim that Trump should “receive the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his work to end the Korean War, denuclearize the Korean peninsula and bring peace to the region.”
–theGrio

Dwyane Wade surprises Waffle House hero on ‘Ellen’

James Shaw Jr. is being celebrated like the hero he is and appeared on “The Ellen Show” to talk about his Waffle House takedown of a gunman and met basketball player Dwyane Wade—since Shaw is one of his biggest fans. But it was Dwyane Wade who was inspired by Shaw’s presence. “I know you don’t want to be called a hero, but I look at you as an American hero,” the NBA player told Shaw.
–theGrio

Dear Kanye: Cast of ‘Dear White People’ sounds off at Season 2 premiere

The cast of Dear White People came out to celebrate the season 2 premiere of their Netflix series at the Arclight in Hollywood on Wednesday night and TheGrio caught up with a few of our favorites to get their take on Kanye West and his descent into the sunken place. Everyone from Logan Browning to Nia Jervier had something to say to the superstar who has been digging himself into a deeper dark hole with each passing day during a segment we’d like to call, “Dear Kanye…”
–theGrio