Cosby encourages Alabama college grads

Comedian Bill Cosby encouraged graduates of Miles College in Birmingham, Ala., to help rebuild tornado-ravaged communities, The Associated Press reports.

Cosby told the graduates that they should look for ways to help the survivors of the April 27 storms that killed more than 200 people across Alabama.

He said the graduates need to "work it, rebuild it."

He told the 207-member graduating class: "This is Alabama. This is you."

Cosby spent Friday viewing some of the damage with college president George French and other officials.

He also received an honorary doctorate from the historically black college.