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Feature-length documentary examining activist, pop-culture icon and thought leader Dick Gregory, whose work as a self-described ‘agitator’ shaped a generation demanding justice. As a renowned Black comedian, Gregory had a platform to take on the most incendiary battles of hunger, gender equity, and civil rights – stirring trouble and making headlines in the service of social justice.
10 de jun. de 2021 · published 10 June 2021. ‘The One and Only Dick Gregory’ to premiere July 4. Showtime has acquired the rights to The One and Only Dick Gregory, a documentary chronicling the life of the late comedian and activist. The One and Only Dick Gregory premieres July 4 on the network and examines the life of the activist, pop-culture icon and thought ...
11 de oct. de 2021 · Jim DiEugenio evaluates the new Showtime documentary, The One and Only Dick Gregory, and provides missing insight into Gregory’s work with Martin Luther King, Jr. and his expanding agenda toward opposition to the Vietnam War and focus on the common class struggle that culminated in the Poor People’s March.
2 de jul. de 2021 · But whatever one knows or doesn’t know about him, Andre Gaines’ documentary “The One and Only Dick Gregory,” premiering Sunday on Showtime, should prove an enlightening and ultimately ...
1 de jul. de 2021 · “The One and Only Dick Gregory” is relatively long for a docu, but it covers so much territory, it could have been a docu miniseries, as it covers his friendship with activists such as Martin ...
4 de jul. de 2021 · Underneath the title card for Showtime’s newest documentary, The One and Only Dick Gregory, reads the parenthetical “(Public Citizen #1 — Comedian — Activist — Health Pioneer).”Viewers ...
Dick Gregory was an icon for Black America. A comedian who used his considerable public platform for activism during the civil rights movement of the 60s, he was the rare entertainer who felt almost as at home on the couch of The Tonight Show as he did on the front lines of the fight for racial equity and justice.
