Dick Gregory (@IAmDickGregory) It is with enormous sadness that the Gregory family confirms that their father, comedic legend… https://t.co/UL9ATwwBxvGregory was one of the first black comedians to find mainstream success with white audiences in the early 1960s. The Rev Al Sharpton said on Twitter that he had known Gregory since he was 16 and mourned “a true, committed, and consistent freedom fighter”. Reverend Al Sharpton (@TheRevAl) I've known Dick Gregory since I was 16 years old. An admirer of Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr, Gregory embraced nonviolence and became a vegetarian and marathon runner. Dolores Childs (@Queensrain226) Legends in Our Own Time... Rest in Peace Muhammad Ali, Richard Pryor and Dick Gregory.

Source: The Guardian August 20, 2017 03:43 UTC