Dick Gregory

Legendary comedian Dick Gregory died on Saturday at the age of 84, his family has confirmed. “It is with enormous sadness that the Gregory family confirms that their father, comedic legend and civil rights activist Mr. Dick Gregory departed this earth tonight in Washington, DC,” his son said in a statement. “The family appreciates the outpouring of support and love and respectfully asks for their privacy as they grieve during this very difficult time.” Gregory, the first African-American comedian to perform and sit next to host Jack Paar on The Tonight Show, was hospitalized this past weekend. His civil rights and anti-war activism led to political campaigns for mayor of Chicago in 1967 and president in 1968. One of Gregory's jokes from 1961 recently made it onto Vulture's “100 Jokes That Shaped Modern Comedy” list: “I walked into a restaurant, which was the wrong restaurant, in Mississippi … I sit down, the blonde waitress walked over to me and I said, ‘I’d like two cheeseburgers.’ She said, ‘We don’t serve colored people here,’ and I said, ‘I don’t eat colored people nowhere!’”

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a great comedian

i notice you are into death announcement

naw...I jess trying to brighten up yuh gloom :-[ :-[ :-[ :-[

the man was 84...this is a celebration really. he has transited to the ancestors/elders ::LOL:: ::LOL:: ::LOL::

in 84 he met a lot of people.  lots of dem have memories of him that are positive.

him still waiting in the line

Quote:him still waiting in the line

Osiris Lord of the judgement is busy!  too many people in the world.  too many dying.  line-ups.  the hallways of justice must be widened...new scales to weigh hearts with feathers of weight are required.