Dick Gregory, Comedian and Civil Rights Activist, Dead at 84

Dick Gregory, pioneering comedian, author and civil rights activist, died Saturday at the age of 84.

"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," Gregory's son Christian wrote on

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