Dick Gregory-Comedian and Civil Rights Activist RIP

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Dick Gregory-Comedian and Civil Rights Activist RIP

Unread post by McLeansvilleAppFan » Sun Aug 20, 2017 8:29 pm

This was yesterday but still worth posting I think.

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Re: Dick Gregory-Comedian and Civil Rights Activist RIP

Unread post by Apptiger » Sun Aug 20, 2017 11:14 pm

He spoke at ASU my freshman year. Good talk but not much depth to it.
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Re: Dick Gregory-Comedian and Civil Rights Activist RIP

Unread post by appchicago » Mon Aug 21, 2017 9:33 am

Apptiger wrote:He spoke at ASU my freshman year. Good talk but not much depth to it.
I find that surprising. I had the opportunity to meet Dick Gregory a few years ago and to hear him speak. He was an interesting and important voice. Funny, too.

He'll be missed by many.
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