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Calling President Ronald Reagan immoral and saying she holds him personally responsible for the actions in California dur- ing the Civil Rights movement. Angela Davis spoke to a packed Texas Southern University (TSU; auditorium crowd. Davis, who still sports her reddish afro, spoke for little more than an hour and mapped out several points of interest to every- one in attendance. She spoke on black history as being a strug- gle for determination, and a struggle for freedom, and that Ron- ald Reagan has made it perfectly clear that he will set the clock back on the achievements blacks have fought and died for. She continued saying that teenage unemployment, the assault on black institutions, and the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan has got to be stopped . Quoting mainly from Frederick Douglas, the 36-year-old col- lege instructor commented. Unity is the only way to defeat these problems . She concluded her speech by asking the joyous crowd of 1806 to get back to the business of preventing World War III. adding the least people can do is to write their senators and ask them to ratify SALT II ANGELA DAVIS
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It is difficult to label the prolific activities of Dick Gregory He became famous as a professional comedian. Presently, he is a recording artist, author, lecturer, actor, human rights activist, social satirist, critic, philosopher and political analyst. He combines all of these roles to serve the cause of hu- man liberation and to alleviate human suffering brought on by ignorance and apathy. Gregory chose a career in comedy at a time when black comedians received bookings only in black clubs and theatres In 1961. he was called as a last-minute replacement at Chicago ' s Playboy Club. He was an immediate sensation, leading to his appearances in all the lop clubs in the country and on major network television shows. And. consequently, he became the man who opened the formerly tightly closed doors of the white-dominated entertainment industry to all black comedians who follows his breakthrough. Having opened the doors of the entertainment industry. Gregory began knocking on other doors. He used his fame as an entertainer, and whatever fortune that fame would bring him. to open the closed doors in the American system, which barred the entr y of any man or woman to the guarantee of full freedom. During the civil rights movement of the 1960s, Gregory participated in every major (and most minor) demonstration for human rights in America. He devoted his time and talent giving benefits for civil rights and peace groups, and other clusters of people devoted to human liberation. And though, ironically, the doors he had opened in the entertainment industry began to slam in his face, Gregory did not compromise with his ideals and his vision of a liberated humanity living together in peace. Gregorys participation in the struggle for human dignity cost him over a million dollars in cancelled bookings, travel expenses and legal fees. He found himself behind prison bars many times, twice serving 45-day sentences — once in Chicago as a result of his daily demonstrations protesting de facto segregation in the Chicago public school system during the entire summer of I96S. and again in the state of Washington as a result of his dem- onstrating with the Niqualy Indians in their demand for full participation in American society. During for confinements Gregory fasted, taking only dis- tilled water for nourishment. In 1954, he ran 800 miles, from Chicago to Washington. DC, to call attention to the problem of hunger in the world today. As of today. Gregory has become one of the most sought-after speakers in America on college campuses. He visits more than 200 colleges annually, and his popularity among business groups is rapidly growing as well. He strongly opposes nuclear power and has said he may run against Senator Ed- ward (Ted) Kennedy in the next election for the Senate seat from Massachusetts. As a recording artist. Gregory has many albums to his credit, including East West, The Light Side The Dark Side, Dick Gregory on, Dick Gregorys Frankenstein, Dick Gregory Alive at the Villag e Gate, Dick Gregory at Kent Sate and Dick Gregory Caught in the Act. Gregory the author has written nine books, including his autobiography Nigger, The Shadow that Scares Me, No More Lies; The Myth and Re- ality of American History Dick Gregory s Political Primer. Dick Gregorys Natural Diet for People Who Eat; Cookin ' With Mother Nature.: ' Dick Gregorys Bible Talcs With Commentary, and Up From Nigger, In recognition of his prolific activities, Gregory has received the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from Malcolm X University, Chicago and Rust College in Mississippi and the degree of Doctor of Laws from Lincoln in Pennsylvania. Born in the black ghetto of St. Louis. Gregory became a state champion in track and field while in high school and continued to receive honors in track at Southern Illinois University. Carbondale. He entered the entertainment field and quickly rose to the top, once more becoming a champion in American society. But society ' s definition of success was not in line with Gregorys moral passion. As he once described it. The real champion, I have come to understand, is the man who has risen to the crest of lifes highest purpose — singular and complete devotion to serving ones fellow man. He has ardently pursued his definition of championship by doing the things he does best: Making people laugh, making people listen, and. ulti- mately, helping them understand one another.
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