Wednesday, February 5, 2014

0 Dick Gregory: A Living Legend

By: Marvin DeBose Before Dave Chappelle, before Chris Rock, and even before Richard Pryor, there was Dick Gregory. Comedic legends like Rock, Chappelle and Pryor are well-known for their ability to make audiences laugh while creating a dialogue on sensitive social issues from an honest, African-American perspective. Their ability to combine wit, a humorous sense of irreverence along with storytelling to discuss these issues in front of a mainstream audience is often seen as something fairly new. Yet Dick Gregory was touching on these issues long before Pryor became a star and before Rock and Chappelle were even born. Dick Gregory He was...

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