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  1. Aug 19, 2017 · Aug. 19, 2017. Dick Gregory, the pioneering satirist who transformed cool humor into a barbed force for civil rights in the 1960s, then veered from his craft for a life devoted to protest and...

  2. Aug 20, 2017 · Dick Gregory, known for his sharp commentary on race relations during the 1960s civil rights movement, was considered a pioneer in using satire to address social issues. Frederick M....

  3. Aug 20, 2017 · LOS ANGELES — Dick Gregory, the comedian and activist and who broke racial barriers in the 1960s and used his humor to spread messages of social justice and nutritional health, has died. He was...

  4. Aug 21, 2017 · Dick Gregory gained attention as a comedian in the early 1960s, and was the first black comedian to widely win plaudits from white audiences. He died Saturday at the age of 84. DAVID GREENE,...

  5. Aug 19, 2017 · Dick Gregory, a pioneering force of comedy in the 1960s who parlayed his career as a stand-up comic into a life of social and political activism, died Saturday of heart failure, his rep...

  6. Aug 20, 2017 · Trailblazing comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory has died. He was 84 years old. He was the first black standup comic to perform in major, white nightclubs, where his sharp satire of...

  7. Aug 20, 2017 · Associated Press. Sat 19 Aug 2017 23.43 EDT. Dick Gregory, the black comedian who broke down racial barriers in the 1960s and used humour to spread messages of social justice, has died. He was...

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