I’m greatly saddened to hear of the passing of Dick Gregory. Author, comedian, and activist, and much more. This was from my birthday at the 2004 Brown @ 50 event honoring Brown vs. Board of Education; Bill Cosby had been awarded a medal and proceeded to say all kinds of wild stuff (Google: “Pound Cake speech) and Mr. Gregory had stolen his medal and wore it the rest of the night. I read my first Dick Gregory book in high school and was profoundly affected, and so it was, for me, the honor of a lifetime merely to stand next to him. May he rest in peace.

I’m greatly saddened to hear of the passing of Dick Gregory. Author, comedian, and activist, and much more. This was from my birthday at the 2004 Brown @ 50 event honoring Brown vs. Board of Education; Bill Cosby had been awarded a medal and proceeded to say all kinds of wild stuff (Google: “Pound Cake speech) and Mr. Gregory had stolen his medal and wore it the rest of the night. I read my first Dick Gregory book in high school and was profoundly affected, and so it was, for me, the honor of a lifetime merely to stand next to him. May he rest in peace. […]

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