While on a trip home to support the annual festivities of the Gateway Classic Sports Foundation in 2009, comedy legend Dick Gregory stopped by a set at The Ambassador to check out a couple of rising ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ST. LOUIS – Dick Gregory used comedy to address racial tensions in the 1950s and 60s, becoming a pioneer in social satire. Gregory ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. EXCLUSIVE: Stand-up comic Greg Fitzsimmons announced today that his new special, Greg Fitzsimmons: You Know Me, will premiere on ...

(CNN) — Comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory, who broke barriers in the 1960s and became one of the first African-Americans to perform at white clubs, died Saturday. He was 84. Gregory ...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – A comedian who considered Chattanooga part of his home territory has died from heart complications. James Gregory was 78. The Georgia native made a career touring southern ...

*We’ve just leaned of the hospitalization of Dick Gregory. The news about the 84-year-old legendary comedian/activist was posted on Facebook by his son, Christian Gregory. Even though he wasn’t ...

ST. LOUIS (KTVI) — Dick Gregory, a pioneer in social satire, used comedy to address racial tensions in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s. Gregory, a St. Louis native, rose to prominence as ...

ST. LOUIS – Dick Gregory used comedy to address racial tensions in the 1950s and 60s, becoming a pioneer in social satire. Gregory’s journey into activism began at Sumner High School, where he led a ...