Smithsonian African Art director breaks silence on Cosby exhibition controversy

Johnnetta Cole, director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art, has made her first substantial public comment on the controversy surrounding the museum's controversial exhibition of art from the collection of Bill and Camille Cosby. Writing on the Web site The Root, Cole defended keeping the collection on view, even as allegations of sexual abuse against Cosby have mounted and other institutions have severed ties with the comedian.