D!ck Gregory: Comedic Legend Dies At 84

[Blankthawtz]

dikk Gregory -- comedian, actor, writer and famed civil right activist -- died Saturday night in Washington D.C. ... according to a statement from his family.

Gregory began his career as a comedian while serving in the the military in the '50s, and went on to be a prominent figure during the Civil Rights Movement in the '60s ... which his comedy and political satire reflected. He's widely regarded as a trailblazer in both stand-up and politics.

dikk was also a writer known for the documentary "Joe Louis: America's Hero... Betrayed." Comedy Central named him #82 on the all time list of greatest stand-up comedians.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/19/entertainment/dikk-gregory-obit/index.html


edit: sorry bout the link...coli keeps changin his first name to "dikk" in the links...

 

[MJ Truth]

 

[BelowTheMasonDixon]

Lot of Wisdom gone from the earth R.I.P.

 

[WaveGang]

Omg

RIP

True ancestor

 

[mastermind]

Absolute icon

And so humble that you could see him at a restaurant in dc eating and chilling.

 

[Originalman]

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Not my homie dikk gregory......


A great man that gave up his comedic career to fight for civil rights risking his life and his wife's life.

Truly a great man.....

 

[Claudex]

RIP to the man. A black man that lived a full (if hard) life. We give him props for doing far more than just his part and for not jumping out the ring in the process.

May his seeds follow in his footsteps where the activism is concerned.

 

[BXKingPin82]

RIP brother

 

[NormanConnors]

RIP, not many real ones left

 

[Sbp]

Damn R. I. P

 

[RehReh]

. Gone are the greats

 

[daze23]

RIP

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

Said this in TLR but I'm going to say it here as well, RIP to a comedic and civil rights gawd. I read his book "******" in high school, dude was comedically shytting on cacs in a time when doing so could be met with extreme consequences. rest in peace

 

[AnonymityX1000]

RIP

 

[steadyrighteous]

I won't pretend I knew a ton about him or his work, but based on The Breakfast Club interview he was a sharp, smart and thinking man.

R.I.P.