Comedian, civil rights activist Dick Gregory dies

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 fasting in the name of assorted social causes, health regimens and conspiracy theories, died Saturday in Washington. Hy was 84. Mnr. Gregory’s son Christian Gregory, wat announced his death on social media, said more details would be released in the coming days. Mnr. Gregory had been admitted…Lees meer