Comedian, Civil Rights Activist Dick Gregory Passes Away

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dick Gregory, who broke racial barriers in the 1960s and used his humor to spread messages of social justice and nutritional health, has died. He was 84.
Gregory’s son, Christian, told The Associated Press his father died late Saturday in Washington, D.C. after being hospitalized for about a week. He had suffered a severe bacterial infection.
Comedian Dick Gregory (credit: VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images)
Comedian Dick Gregory’s star on The Hollywood Walk