Comedian Dick Gregory attends ceremonies where he is honored with a Star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame held at the corner of Vine Street and Hollywood Boulevard , in Hollywood, California, February 2, 2015. AFP PHOTO / Valerie Macon (Photo credit should read VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images)
US-ENTERTAINMENT-HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME-GREGORY
Comedian Dick Gregory's star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame held at the corner of Vine Street and Hollywood Boulevard , in Hollywood, California, February 2, 2015. AFP PHOTO / Valerie Macon (Photo credit should read VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images)
US-ENTERTAINMENT-HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME-GREGORY
Comedian Dick Gregory (L) and singer Stevie Wonder attend the ceremony honoring him with a Star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame held at the corner of Vine Street and Hollywood Boulevard , in Hollywood, California, February 2, 2015. AFP PHOTO / Valerie Macon (Photo credit should read VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images)
US-ENTERTAINMENT-HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME-GREGORY
Comedian Dick Gregory attends the ceremony honoring him with a Star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame held at the corner of Vine Street and Hollywood Boulevard , in Hollywood, California, February 2, 2015. AFP PHOTO / Valerie Macon (Photo credit should read VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images)
Bud Light Presents Wild West Comedy Festival - Dick Gregory
NASHVILLE, TN - MAY 14: Roy Woods, Jr. and Dick Gregory are seen backstage at the Bud Light Presents Wild West Comedy Festival - Dick Gregory at Zanies on May 14, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Davis/Getty Images for Bud Light)
Bud Light Presents Wild West Comedy Festival - Dick Gregory
NASHVILLE, TN - MAY 14: Atmosphere at Bud Light Presents Wild West Comedy Festival - Dick Gregory at Zanies on May 14, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Jason Davis/Getty Images for Bud Light)
Roger Ebert Memorial Tribute
CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 11: Dick Gregory attends the Roger Ebert Memorial Tribute at Chicago Theatre on April 11, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images)
Roger Ebert Memorial Tribute
CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 11: Dick Gregory attends the Roger Ebert Memorial Tribute at Chicago Theatre on April 11, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Timothy Hiatt/Getty Images)
US-POLITICS-RIGHTS-MLK
From L to R, Reverend Jesse Jackson, actor Dick Gregory and actor Chris Tucker attend a Martin Luther King Day ceremony under the statue of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. at the MLK Memorial on January 20, 2013 in Washington. King is best known for his role in the advancement of civil rights using nonviolent civil disobedience. AFP PHOTO / JOE KLAMAR (Photo credit should read JOE KLAMAR/AFP/Getty Images)
Radio One's 25th Anniversary Awards Gala
WASHINGTON - AUGUST 17: Jay-Z talks with Dick Gregory at Radio One's 25th Anniversary Awards Gala August 17, 2006 in Washington DC. (Photo by Nancy Ostertag/Getty Images)
Jury Deliberation Continues In Michael Jackson Trial
SANTA MARIA, CA - JUNE 6: Joe Jackson, Michael Jackson's father (R) leaves with with Dick Gregory during jury deliberations in Michael Jackson's child molestation trial Santa Barbara County Superior Court June 6, 2005 in Santa Maria, California. Jackson is charged in a 10-count indictment with molesting a boy, plying him with liquor and conspiring to commit child abduction, false imprisonment and extortion. (Photo by John G. Mabanglo-Pool/Getty Images)
The Hot Chick Premiere
Dick Gregory and Rob Schneider at the premiere and after-party for "The Hot Chick" in Los Angeles, Ca. Monday, Dec. 2, 2002. Photo by Kevin Winter/ImageDirect.
US civil rights activist Dick Gregory (2nd L) addr
INGLEWOOD, UNITED STATES: US civil rights activist Dick Gregory (2nd L) addresses demonstrators 12 July 2002 in Inglewood, California, calling for action against police in the videotaped incident involving a 16-year-old handcuffed suspect. An officer is shown on the 07 July 2002 videotape apparently smashing Donovan Jackson's head into a car, then striking him in the face. AFP PHOTO/Lee CELANO (Photo credit should read LEE CELANO/AFP/Getty Images)
The Jackie Robinson Foundation 2001 Awards Dinner
386603 13: Activist Dick Gregory, Rachel Robinson, wife of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, actor Danny Glover and Jackie Robinson's daughter Sharon pose for photographers at The Jackie Robinson Foundation 2001 Awards Dinner March 12, 2001 at The Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City. (Photo by George De Sota/Newsmakers)
A Show Against Racism
December 1971: Dick Gregory (right), the American entertainer with a reputation for sharp political comment, talks to Canon Collins (centre) at St Paul's Cathedral the week before giving a show during special celebration for the International Year Against Racial Discrimination. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
Dick Gregory
30th March 1965: American comedianand political activist Dick Gregory . He was the first black comedian to perform for white audiences. (Photo by Harry Dempster/Express/Getty Images)
Dick Gregory
Black comedian Dick Gregory at the microphone, 1962. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)