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Dick Gregory In His Own Words: Remembering the Pioneering Comedian and Civil Rights Activist
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Dick Gregory In His Own Words: Remembering the Pioneering Comedian and Civil Rights Activist
https://democracynow.org - In a special broadcast today, we remember legendary comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory, who passed away on Saturday in Washington, D.C. at the age of 84. Gregory became one of the most popular comedians in the country, paving the way for generations of African-American comedians. On Sunday Chris Rock wrote on Instagram, "We lost a king. They’ll never be another. Read his books. Look him up you won’t be disappointed. Unfortunately the America that produced Dick Gregory still exists." Dick Gregory was the first African-American comedian to sit on the couch of The Tonight Show, then hosted by Jack Parr. As his popularity grew, so did his activism. In 1967, Dick Gregory ran for mayor of Chicago against the infamous Richard Daley. He was a close friend of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and in 1968 he ran for president against Richard Nixon. Dr. Greg Carr, chair of Afro-American Studies at Howard University and a friend of Gregory, described him as a perpetual student. “His intellectual capacity was honed to precision with a lifetime of deep study,” Carr told Diverse Magazine. We feature Dick Gregory in his own words in our 2002 interview with the comedian in our old firehouse studio. We first interviewed Gregory just months after Democracy Now! went on television. In a special broadcast today, we remember legendary comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory, who passed away on Saturday in Washington, D.C. at the age of 84. Gregory became one of the most popular comedians in the country, paving the way for generations of African-American comedians. On Sunday Chris Rock wrote on Instagram, "We lost a king. They’ll never be another. Read his books. Look him up you won’t be disappointed. Unfortunately the America that produced Dick Gregory still exists." Dick Gregory was the first African-American comedian to sit on the couch of The Tonight Show, then hosted by Jack Parr. As his popularity grew, so did his activism. In 1967, Dick Gregory ran for mayor of Chicago against the infamous Richard Daley. He was a close friend of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and in 1968 he ran for president against Richard Nixon. Dr. Greg Carr, chair of Afro-American Studies at Howard University and a friend of Gregory, described him as a perpetual student. “His intellectual capacity was honed to precision with a lifetime of deep study,” Carr told Diverse Magazine. We feature Dick Gregory in his own words in our 2002 interview with the comedian in our old firehouse studio. We first interviewed Gregory just months after Democracy Now! went on television.
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https://democracynow.org – In a special broadcast today, we remember legendary comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory, who passed away on Saturday in Washington, D.C. at the age of 84. Gregory became one of the most popular comedians in the country, paving the way for generations of African-American comedians. On Sunday Chris Rock wrote on Instagram, “We lost a king. They’ll never be another. Read his books. Look him up you won’t be disappointed. Unfortunately the America that produced Dick Gregory still exists.” Dick Gregory was the first African-American comedian to sit on the couch of The Tonight Show, then hosted by Jack Parr. As his popularity grew, so did his activism. In 1967, Dick Gregory ran for mayor of Chicago against the infamous Richard Daley. He was a close friend of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and in 1968 he ran for president against Richard Nixon. Dr. Greg Carr, chair of Afro-American Studies at Howard University and a friend of Gregory, described him as a perpetual student. “His intellectual capacity was honed to precision with a lifetime of deep study,” Carr told Diverse Magazine. We feature Dick Gregory in his own words in our 2002 interview with the comedian in our old firehouse studio. We first interviewed Gregory just months after Democracy Now! went on television. In a special broadcast today, we remember legendary comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory, who passed away on Saturday in Washington, D.C. at the age of 84. Gregory became one of the most popular comedians in the country, paving the way for generations of African-American comedians. On Sunday Chris Rock wrote on Instagram, “We lost a king. They’ll never be another. Read his books. Look him up you won’t be disappointed. Unfortunately the America that produced Dick Gregory still exists.” Dick Gregory was the first African-American comedian to sit on the couch of The Tonight Show, then hosted by Jack Parr. As his popularity grew, so did his activism. In 1967, Dick Gregory ran for mayor of Chicago against the infamous Richard Daley. He was a close friend of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., and in 1968 he ran for president against Richard Nixon. Dr. Greg Carr, chair of Afro-American Studies at Howard University and a friend of Gregory, described him as a perpetual student. “His intellectual capacity was honed to precision with a lifetime of deep study,” Carr told Diverse Magazine. We feature Dick Gregory in his own words in our 2002 interview with the comedian in our old firehouse studio. We first interviewed Gregory just months after Democracy Now! went on television.
Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs weekdays on nearly 1,400 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream 8-9AM ET: https://democracynow.org
Please consider supporting independent media by making a donation to Democracy Now! today: https://democracynow.org/donate
I love this interview! He was a teacher and mentor to me and I miss him dearly. So thankful to have been blessed to know and learn under his wing. "Gone but never forgotten".
Asking question about bags is a legal requirement that covers the airline… which puts the blame on the individual and makes the individual legally responsible for the contents of the bag… that is why they put a seal on the bag immediately… so if the authorities find something in the bag there is a legal record of the individual taking responsibility for the contents of the bag. It is about externalizing risk moving it from the corporation to the customer.
NISA CARLA SMITH, I DO NOT KNOW WHICH VIDEO IT WAS BUT IF YOU LISTEN AND WATCH DICK'S MANY VIDEO'S ON 'YOU TUBE' YOU WILL HEAR HIM TALK ABOUT HOW THE MAN MLK TRUSTED AND WAS WITH HIM ' MADE A MISTAKE AND TOLD PEOPLE. **QUOTE: I STEPPED ASIDE SO THEY CAN GET A CLEAR SHOT'** THIS IS WHAT DICK, SAID. MLK, HAD BACKSTABBERS AMONG HIM.
ROBERT DUNMEYER, YOU GOT AN AFRICAN GENE IN YOUR FUCKING BODY YOU DUMB FUCK, EVERYONE DOES. IT WAS PROVEN BY EXPERTS ON PBS TV SHOW 'ORIGIN OF THE FIRST MAN' BY TESTING ALL OVER THE ENTIRE WORLD, CONCLUSION EVERYONE ON EARTH HAD THE AFRICAN GENE.
thank you for this content – rest in light to the elder Dick Gregory, amazing person – his fasting is something that I will discipline myself to start..
That one photo of him standing in front of a presidential campaign billboard was in Oak Cliff-Dallas, TX, at Lake Cliff with Lake Cliff Tower in the background. So much ourstoty in my city.
He was MURDERED on tour! He has not been in the public eye for 4 years only doing Videos . They could not find him now he's dead? Who's going to say how he was MURDERD????
You can't please everyone hence the negative comments. This was a phenomenal being who shared his views with as many people and touched many. Thank you.
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Both smashed when they were young
I love this interview! He was a teacher and mentor to me and I miss him dearly. So thankful to have been blessed to know and learn under his wing. "Gone but never forgotten".
He prob. would have said this was a trick, if he's still be here! But still a good interview
rip to a legend man
Good riddance!
Asking question about bags is a legal requirement that covers the airline… which puts the blame on the individual and makes the individual legally responsible for the contents of the bag… that is why they put a seal on the bag immediately… so if the authorities find something in the bag there is a legal record of the individual taking responsibility for the contents of the bag. It is about externalizing risk moving it from the corporation to the customer.
I will miss this man ! So smart and savvy !
NISA CARLA SMITH, I DO NOT KNOW WHICH VIDEO IT WAS BUT IF YOU LISTEN AND WATCH DICK'S MANY VIDEO'S ON 'YOU TUBE' YOU WILL HEAR HIM TALK ABOUT HOW THE MAN MLK TRUSTED AND WAS WITH HIM ' MADE A MISTAKE AND TOLD PEOPLE. **QUOTE: I STEPPED ASIDE SO THEY CAN GET A CLEAR SHOT'** THIS IS WHAT DICK, SAID. MLK, HAD BACKSTABBERS AMONG HIM.
ROBERT DUNMEYER, YOU GOT AN AFRICAN GENE IN YOUR FUCKING BODY YOU DUMB FUCK, EVERYONE DOES. IT WAS PROVEN BY EXPERTS ON PBS TV SHOW 'ORIGIN OF THE FIRST MAN' BY TESTING ALL OVER THE ENTIRE WORLD, CONCLUSION EVERYONE ON EARTH HAD THE AFRICAN GENE.
I liked him but he said the same thing time after time after time. Got tired of his same rap
thank you for this content – rest in light to the elder Dick Gregory, amazing person – his fasting is something that I will discipline myself to start..
Smoking while being arrested. Smooth.
Dick gregory was a fucking sell out like all these other celebrities in hollywood and in the industry
THANK YOU ❣
That one photo of him standing in front of a presidential campaign billboard was in Oak Cliff-Dallas, TX, at Lake Cliff with Lake Cliff Tower in the background. So much ourstoty in my city.
Salute to the now Ancestor.
He was MURDERED on tour! He has not been in the public eye for 4 years only doing Videos . They could not find him now he's dead? Who's going to say how he was MURDERD????
You can't please everyone hence the negative comments. This was a phenomenal being who shared his views with as many people and touched many. Thank you.
Being that blacks built this country. College should be free & a $1M dollar head start in life
the corporate media aint even acknowledge his death shows me hes not a sell out
and I have this White women voice
I will truly always dislike white people… period.
What a moving interview, he is an amazing soul
DROPPING KNOWLEDGE! R.I.P. DICK GREGORY
"Fear and God do not occupy the same space"
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