MSNBC: The 11th Hour With Stephanie Ruhle
2/1/2024 7:55am
... heeded parodies of american history. a phone hall called abraham lincoln. this was considered sacrilege. he was demonized for it. the attack leni bruce and dick gregory for their progressive points of view. they attacked stan freeburg, a satirist who did a comedy ...
MSNBC: The 11th Hour With Stephanie Ruhle
2/1/2024 4:54am
... society as an american because heeded parodies of american history. a phone hall called abraham lincoln. this was considered sacrilege. he was demonized for it. the attack leni bruce and dick gregory for their progressive points of view. they attacked stan freeburg, a ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
8/22/2023 5:43am
... vote for president in 1968, for dick gregory, who ran a campaign as a candidate at the peace and freedom party. my right invoked for dick gregory was one of 1680 votes he received in virginia. it was one of two votes he ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
8/22/2023 2:43am
... dick gregory, who ran a campaign as a candidate at the peace and freedom party. my right invoked for dick gregory was one of 1680 votes he received in virginia. it was one of two votes he ...
MSNBC: Ana Cabrera Reports
6/13/2023 2:14pm
... dave aaronburg, dick gregory and former u.s. attorney barbara mcquaid. so, the counts that have everyone talking about is the ones that fall under the espionage, which forbids retaining any document, i quote ...
MSNBC: Morning Joe
1/10/2022 12:05pm
... registrations. the government of mississippi decided to cut-off food. you saw dick gregory flies in thousands of pounds of food. ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
6/18/2021 5:53am
... as everything he did. andre gaines, the film is the one and only dick gregory. thank you very much for making this movie. we will be all lucky enough to see it when it premieres july 4th at 9 pm eastern on showtime. that's would all be watching, i thank you very much for joining ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
6/18/2021 5:52am
... movie that all these entertainers, how much they were inspired by dick gregory, especially the comedians. there were so many people that he touched in the business that we didn't realize. you are not the only person to say. that there were so many people ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
6/18/2021 5:51am
... come into the film, and actually speak about that. under dick gregory, i read his, books i thought i knew everything -- i did know everything that was publicly available about, him but i learned so much in every minute of this film that i did not know about dick gregory. ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
6/18/2021 5:50am
... all of our kids who are too young to have seen dick gregory's work and too young to have known his work. it must have been a joy and also filled with tragedy and ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
6/18/2021 5:49am
... appropriately on the 4th of july. joining us now, the director of the one and only dick gregory. andre, i want to say thank you. this is a necessary film, and i really want to thank you for ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
6/18/2021 5:49am
... the true test of a rich man, is giving up all his wealth, and see how much is worth. he will see how much dick gregory is worth in the beautiful and moving documentary the one and only dick gregory which will premiere on showtime ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
6/18/2021 5:49am
... assassinated in his driveway in jackson, mississippi, when he arrived home one night. dick gregory never worried about money, but he knew with a loss of show business income would mean to his growing family and so he turned, as he always did in moments of doubt, to his wife, lillian. ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
6/18/2021 5:48am
... lend their voices and their time and their money to social justice crusades, but we have seen only one completely give up show business and dedicate himself to the movement. that is what dick gregory did after his dear friend was ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
6/18/2021 5:48am
... and only dick gregory is filmed with all expressed by the greatest comedians of our time, chris rock, dave chappelle, what is, likes kevin hart, and many others and it is filled with the history of the civil rights movement and the struggle for voting rights in this country. we have seen many ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
6/18/2021 5:47am
... fingerprints on autographs. dick gregory was the hottest ageist comedian of the early 1960s. dick gregory was one of the greatest political comedians to ever live. ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
6/18/2021 5:47am
... martin at the king jr. was fighting for voting rights in this country he often had his favorite comedian by his side dick gregory was with dr. king when he gave as i have a dream speech at the march on washington in 1963. ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
6/18/2021 5:42am
... the new showtime documentary the one and only dick gregory tells the story of a man, i'm proud to say, was a hero of mine and appeared on this program before his death in 2017. the one and only dick gregory is next. ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
6/18/2021 5:42am
... coming up. fighting for voting rights 60 years ago could get you killed in this country and it did get someone kill and martin luther king killed and it got their dear friend and favorite comedian dick gregory arrested over 100 times. ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
6/18/2021 2:53am
... fbi after him and joked about vietnam was just extraordinary as everything he did. andre, the film is 'the one and only dick gregory.' thank you for making this movie. ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
6/18/2021 2:52am
... i knew dick gregory and read his books and i did everything publicly available and learned so much in every minute of this film that i did not know about dick gregory. a thing i love seeing is the way ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
6/18/2021 2:51am
... say thank you to you. you have been an incredible supporter of the project for quite sometime and it was a joy to see how many people dick gregory inspired. it was a challenging story. this was a guy who was part of ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
6/18/2021 2:50am
... all of the kids who were too young to have seen dick gregory's work and to have known his work and must have been a joy and filled with tragedy and agony putting this film together ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
6/18/2021 2:50am
... which will premiere on showtime appropriately on the 4th of july. joining us is andre gaines, the director of 'the one and only dick gregory.' andre, i just want to say, thank you. this is a film and i'm -- i want to thank you for ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
6/18/2021 2:50am
... she told me so many other times that the true test of a rich man is giving up all his wealth, and see how much he's worth. you will see ow much dick gregory is worth in the beautiful and moving documentary 'the one and only dick gregory' ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
6/18/2021 2:49am
... after his dear friend medgar evers was assassinated in his driveway in jackson, mississippi, when he arrived home one night. dick gregory never worried about money, but he knew what the loss of show business income would mean to his growing family, and so he turned as he always did in ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
6/18/2021 2:49am
... in did country. we have seen many entertainers lend their voices and their time and their money to social justice crusades, but we have seen only one completely give up show business and dedicate himself to the movement. that is what dick gregory did ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
6/18/2021 2:48am
... the new documentary 'the one and only dick gregory' is filled with awe expressed by the greatest comedians of our time. chris rock, dave chappelle, wanda sykes, kevin hart, and many others. it is filled with the history of the civil rights movement and the struggle for voting rights ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
6/18/2021 2:48am
... the day i would give out more fingerprints than autographs [ laughter ] dick gregory was the hottest, edgiest comedian of the early 1960s. dick gregory was one of the ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
6/18/2021 2:47am
... 60 years ago when reverend martin luther king jr. was fighting for voting rights in this country, he often had his favorite comedian by his side. dick gregory was with dr. king when he gave his 'i have a dream' speech at the march on ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
6/18/2021 2:43am
... and appeared on this program before his death in 2017. the one and only dick gregory is next. snacks that taste great, and come straight from the earth. and last time i checked, pretzels don't grow on trees. ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
6/18/2021 2:43am
... killed and it got their dear friend and favorite comedian dick gregory arrested over 100 times. the new showtime documentary 'the one and only dick gregory' tells the story of a man i'm proud to say was a hero of mine ...
MSNBC: AM Joy
11/24/2018 4:47pm
... to wish happy birthday to lillian gregory who along with her late husband dick gregory worked tirelessly to promote racial equality while raising ten children. a tribute will be held in washington, d.c. on monday as she marked the 81st birthday. ...
MSNBC: MSNBC Live With Ali Velshi
8/31/2018 7:14pm
... funerals are not positioned to be this mournful type of thing. then you talk about a black celebrity funeral. i was at dick gregory's funeral last year and it went six hours 45 minutes. that's the way it's supposed to ...
MSNBC: Deadline White House
1/1/2018 9:56pm
... tom petty. dick gregory, sam shepard and two giants of comedy, jerry lewis and don rickles. that was a huge part of 2017. and think what they what they take with them and what they ...
MSNBC: The 11th Hour With Brian Williams
12/30/2017 4:55am
... chuck berry and tom petty, dick gregory, sam sheppard, and two giants of comedy jerry lewis and don rick kls. that was a huge part of 2017, and think what they, what they ...
MSNBC: Morning Joe
12/28/2017 1:55pm
... people in there and we'll do a couple of the big names, dick gregory, tremendous comedian and actor and civil rights activist as well. that's right. a couple of people who -- there are two sort of young women who -- academics who died. _ ...
MSNBC: PoliticsNation With Al Sharpton
10/1/2017 12:45pm
... weekend of the ceremony of the late, great dick gregory on that saturday of his home going, there was a demonstration of president trump supporters. and some black lives matter ...
MSNBC: MSNBC Joy Reid
9/30/2017 10:52pm
... hefner and the american dream. thanks so much for being here. i learned some things about him that i didn't know this week. i knew he was a big pro-civil rights guy, but there was this story in 'the daily beast' about him putting up $25000 toward a reward that dick gregory later ...
MSNBC: MSNBC Joy Reid
9/30/2017 10:52pm
... legacy. he gave dick gregory his big break and helped to elevate black artists and black women before mainstream outlets did, while advocating for free speech and civil rights. joining me now, steven watts, author of mr. playboy, hugh ...
MSNBC: MSNBC Live
9/30/2017 9:57pm
... something dick gregory revealed before he passed away. trying to put together money towards a reward to help solve one of the most notorious cases, the murder of three civil rights workers in mississippi, hugh ...
MSNBC: MSNBC Live
9/30/2017 9:56pm
... here is the late dick gregory talking about hefner back in 2001. you had a courage when no one was bringing in blacks and minorities and let you stand ...
MSNBC: AM Joy
9/30/2017 3:52pm
... hefner that i didn't learn his week. he's a big prosiff rights guy. there was a story about him putting up $25000 toward a reward that dick gregory later credited with helping to break one of the civil rights ...
MSNBC: AM Joy
9/30/2017 3:52pm
... playboy founder hugh hefner is being remembered for far more than just the articles. his iconic magazine has been celebrated as a milestone of sexual libberation. he gave late comedian dick ...
MSNBC: MSNBC Live
9/24/2017 9:52pm
... yeah. when you have to take on a role model kind of like kaepernick or the other guys today and use your platform. yeah. colin is a good friend of mine and i stand firm with him. having mentors of people like dick gregory who passed and ...
MSNBC: PoliticsNation With Al Sharpton
9/3/2017 12:46pm
... one that you said helped energize you was degregory. i hear you talk about john lewis, dick gregory and i saw you with the doctor. you seem to have a lot of reference for your elders, which ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
8/22/2017 6:00am
... the great dick gregory gets tonight's last word. the 11th hour with brian williams starts now.word. 'the 11th hour' with brian williams starts now. the breaking news covering ...
MSNBC: The 11th Hour With Brian Williams
8/22/2017 6:00am
... the great dick gregory gets tonight's last word. the 11th hour with brian williams starts now.word. 'the 11th hour' with brian williams starts now. the breaking news covering ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
8/22/2017 5:59am
... family. dick gregory was the greatest comedienne of his era before he joined the civil rights movement with dr. martin luther king jr. dick gregory explained to joy rhead how the civil rights movement helped many more people than most people realize let's listen to what he said then. ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
8/22/2017 3:00am
... military. it comes out of a handful of humble people that was willing to die and not kill. the great dick gregory gets tonight's last word. the 11th hour with brian ...
MSNBC: The 11th Hour With Brian Williams
8/22/2017 3:00am
... military. it comes out of a handful of humble people that was willing to die and not kill. the great dick gregory gets tonight's last word. the 11th hour with brian ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
8/22/2017 2:59am
... dick gregory explained to joy rhead how the civil rights movement helped many more people than most people realize let's listen to what he said then. we took on the mightiest nation in the world in the ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
8/22/2017 2:59am
... surrounded by his loved ones and family. dick gregory was the greatest comedienne of his era before he joined the civil rights movement with dr. martin luther king jr. ...
MSNBC: Hardball With Chris Matthews
8/21/2017 11:50pm
... well the world lost two comedic giants this weekend. dick gregory died at age 84. a trailblazer of the civil rights era one of the first black standup acts to perform at major white comedy clubs in the early '60s. ...
MSNBC: MSNBC Live With Ali Velshi
8/21/2017 7:58pm
... cross. i feel it's very healthy for black folks because black folks can't play games with themselves anymore. they have to come out to the baptist church and realize it's a lot of racism that exists if this country. dick gregory was 84 years old. ...
MSNBC: MSNBC Live With Ali Velshi
8/21/2017 7:58pm
... i said that's all right. i don't eat colored people. in 1968, dick gregory ran for president as a write-in candidate for the peace and freedom party and the same year that alabama governor george wallace ran. 50 years ago, he stressed the importance of black voters ...
MSNBC: MSNBC Live With Ali Velshi
8/21/2017 7:57pm
... jerry lewis was 91. and another loss this weekend. dick gregory. he was the distinguished gentleman with a silver beard. gregory spoke out against racial inequality, even attending ...
MSNBC: MSNBC Live With Ali Velshi
8/21/2017 7:52pm
... maybe a change -- a transition to his role at the white house, be we haven't heard that yet. the tension just because bannon is gone isn't going away. nick johnston, thank you for joining us. coming up next the passing of two comedy legends jerry lewis and dick gregory. delicious. fresh fruit. ...
MSNBC: MSNBC Live With Stephanie Ruhle
8/21/2017 1:32pm
... car rammed into two separate bus stops but this incident is not terrorist related. in the world of comity and civil right, they lost an icon, dick gregory passed away at the age of 84. he was the first comedian to address race during the civil rights era in a way that drew ...
MSNBC: Morning Joe
8/21/2017 12:37pm
... candidate for president. in his later life he took on the role of health advocate. dick gregory was 84 years old. back to politics now. more republicans have come out criticizing president trump responding to the deadly events ...
MSNBC: Morning Joe
8/21/2017 12:36pm
... passing of dick gregory, a comedian and civil rights activist who is being remembered for his hard-hitting commentary on racial issues. as i have expressed to dr. king, the reason i'm not going ...
MSNBC: First Look
8/21/2017 9:48am
... los angeles. he was 91 years old. dick gregory died saturday at the age of 84. still ahead, samsung letting the cat out of the bag over its newest smartphones. how the company confirmed details about the device. and the other stories driving ...
MSNBC: First Look
8/21/2017 9:45am
... the comedy world which lost two titans over the past two days. dick gregory, jerry lewis. gregory is being remembered for his hard-hitting satire on racial issues. the trail blazer was one of the first black comedians to find success in front of white ...
MSNBC: First Look
8/21/2017 9:38am
... advantage. $47.1 million to the democrats' $6.9 million. all right. still ahead, another leader from the business world steps down as an adviser to president trump. plus honoring two trail blazers in the world of comedy. a look back at the lives of dick ...
MSNBC: First Look
8/21/2017 9:10am
... him. and dick gregory a comedian and civil rights activist is being remembered for his hard-hitting commentary on racial issues. he was one of the first black comedians to find success in performing in front of white ...
MSNBC: First Look
8/21/2017 9:10am
... monday started to compromise that authority that we need the president to have for this nature to be the beacon of light to all man kind. and this morning dick gregory and jerry lewis are ...
MSNBC: MSNBC Live
8/20/2017 10:59pm
... men out there, dick gregory passed away. his success in the early 1960s and opening the doors for other black comedians. gregory actually tackled racism ...
MSNBC: MSNBC Live
8/20/2017 8:29pm
... also, civil rights activist and comedian dick gregory died at the age of 84. gregory introduced humor to the civil rights movement to try to spread the message of social justice. ...
MSNBC: MSNBC Live With Alex Witt
8/20/2017 5:53pm
... just coming in to me, everyone. very, very sad news on this weekend. we've already lost dick gregory, 84 years old last night of the legendary comedian jerry lewis has died. he was 91 years old. lewis made a big name for ...
MSNBC: MSNBC Live With Alex Witt
8/20/2017 5:34pm
... comedian dick gregory. gregory introduced humor to the civil rights movement so it could reach the masses. he marched with martin luther king jr., against school segregation in birmingham. gregory was beaten, was sentenced to 180 days for ...
MSNBC: MSNBC Live With Alex Witt
8/20/2017 5:25pm
... front and center as always, thank you. thanks. remembering dick gregory, how the activist and comedian used humor to spread the message of social justice. hear him crack one of his jokes in front of martin luther king jr. and see reaction next. ...
MSNBC: MSNBC Live With Alex Witt
8/20/2017 5:01pm
... remembering the legendary comedian and civil rights icon, the immortal dick gregory. we begin with new reaction from senator tim scott, with a message for president trump on ...
MSNBC: AM Joy
8/20/2017 3:57pm
... career to dick gregory. comedy ages less form than any other art form. so when we go back to '61, we might not realize how funny he was, but he was transcendent and funny and there at so many historic opportunities from the watts riot to muhammed ali to ...
MSNBC: AM Joy
8/20/2017 3:56pm
... jack parr invited him on 'the tonight show' and dick said i'm not going on because you don't let negroes sit on the sofa, and jack parr changed the policy in the studio just down the hall and dick gregory was the first african-american to sit on the ...
MSNBC: AM Joy
8/20/2017 3:55pm
... my 20s, kathy hughes put me on air and i was so serious. i was malcolm x, too serious. she hired dick gregory to be my co-host and we became close friends. and he was the first phone call ...
MSNBC: AM Joy
8/20/2017 3:55pm
... i love seeing video of martin luther king jr. as a human being and not like an icon, just being a guy. what did dick gregory mean to you? tell those who are unaware of him about him. well, what he meant to me was when i first started in radio in ...
MSNBC: AM Joy
8/20/2017 3:54pm
... the smithsonian museum in d.c., so you can still see his jersey. i want to sort of do a turn, guys, because we know that dick gregory passed away yesterday. for those who are unfamiliar with dick gregory, i'm going to play a little bit of a sound bite. ...
MSNBC: MSNBC Live With Alex Witt
8/20/2017 1:16pm
... one up for dick gregory. appreciate your time. he's out but will steve bannon haunt the white house. he's called a bomb thrower who clashed with top officials, so will he seek revenge? mr. bannon is a friend of mine. ...
MSNBC: MSNBC Live With Alex Witt
8/20/2017 1:16pm
... conservative evangelicals. dick gregory did not say, i'm going to go out and make my money on the stage and, hey, i'll send the check. he said, i'm going to put my body on the line. he was there physically, not just when it came to a check. ...
MSNBC: PoliticsNation With Al Sharpton
8/20/2017 12:58pm
... see him at b.b. king's perform, dick gregory was constantly there. now, he'd get in your occasion he'd spank me, he'd correct me, but he always was moving forward. he always was determined. he always wanted to fight for justice for everyone. ...
MSNBC: PoliticsNation With Al Sharpton
8/20/2017 12:57pm
... with the rich and the wealthy and the white could not do it, dick gregory was one of the few that could, but he gave all of that up to fight and become the civil rights icon that he was. he knew why he lived. ...
MSNBC: PoliticsNation With Al Sharpton
8/20/2017 12:56pm
... the day you find out why you were born. dick gregory found out why and never deviated. from the height of his entertainment career, he became ...
MSNBC: PoliticsNation With Al Sharpton
8/20/2017 12:56pm
... night that dick gregory, the iconic activist and entertainer, had passed, i thought about the words of mark twain, saying the two most important things in life is the day you are born and ...
MSNBC: PoliticsNation With Al Sharpton
8/20/2017 12:53pm
... passing of dick gregory. hey, is this our turn? honey.our turn? yeah, we go left right here. ...
MSNBC: PoliticsNation With Al Sharpton
8/20/2017 12:36pm
... though, last night we lost a very key ally of your father and you and myself in activist comedian dick gregory. i know he marched with your ...
MSNBC: MSNBC Live
8/20/2017 11:10am
... the message boston wanted the rest of the country to hear. we need to tell you about the passing of social right active dick gregory. ...
MSNBC: MSNBC Live
8/20/2017 11:01am
... remembering dick gregory. how he used humor to spread the message of social justice. we begin with the trump administration and the massive protesters against far right groups. here's what the secretary of ...
MSNBC: MSNBC Live
9/23/2016 8:55pm
... right now madam tussong would be jealous. we have quincy jones and dick gregory and felicia rashad. we have the first black woman in space. ...
MSNBC: The Rachel Maddow Show
3/3/2016 9:12am
... checking of credentials. can you ever remember that, ed? no, i don't, john. first time in the united states, john. including the eight alleged delegates arrested with dick ...
MSNBC: The Rachel Maddow Show
3/3/2016 5:12am
... people who were disputing the checking of credentials. can you ever remember that, ed? no, i don't, john. first time in the united states, john. including the eight alleged delegates arrested with dick gregory, there is a total of 64 ...
MSNBC: The Rachel Maddow Show
3/3/2016 2:13am
... delegates arrested with dick gregory, there is a total of 64 persons that have been arrested tonight. just a few minutes ago, about half a dozen policemen went into the crowd. it is believed they went in to try to take control of the microphone. ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
8/14/2015 5:36am
... dick gregory is now 82 years old and still telling america what it needs to hear. here he is last year on joy reid's show, discussing this history of the civil rights movement. we took on the mightiest nation in the world in the history of the planet and we ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
8/14/2015 5:35am
... cop to start and start a riot. confirmed dick gregory's observation. the report said virtually every major episode of violence was ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
8/14/2015 5:34am
... here's dick gregory on 'the merv griffin show' after the watts riots in 1965. i think what we have to look at is every incident that had been tipped off in this last two years have been tipped off by the uniform police. ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
8/14/2015 5:33am
... he said dick gregory was the greatest and the first. somebody had to break down that door. at the peak of his stardom, he began a transition in to more serious pursuits beginning with the civil rights movement. ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
8/14/2015 5:33am
... dick gregory the first african-american comedian to make it big says, quote, there are only three comic genius, mark twain, len bruce and richard pryor, richard pryer disappeared with dick gregory about that. ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
8/14/2015 5:29am
... riots in the watts neighborhood of los angeles. we will show you 50-year-old video of dick gregory talking about the cause of those riots. o remember passwords. or obsess about security. ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
8/14/2015 5:29am
... worst here year of her life that she turned in to comedy. and dick gregory was the hottest comedian and 50 years ago week was shot during the ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
8/14/2015 2:36am
... major episode of violence was foreif shadowed by an accumulation of unresolved grievances and by widespread dissatisfaction among negros with the unwillingness or inability of local government to respond. dick gregory is now 82 years old ...
MSNBC: The Last Word With Lawrence ODonnell
8/14/2015 2:35am
... of every ghetto to wait for a cop to start and start a riot. confirmed dick gregory's observation. the report said virtually every ...