Keynote Address - American Comedian & Activist Dick Gregory
| Event Type: | Special Event |
| Location: | Thomas Great Hall |
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Thursday, February 28, 2013
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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Jacqueline Slaby
269-589-7242
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| Department: | Sisterhood |
Comedian and social activist Dick Gregory will present a keynote address
on Feb. 28 at 7:30 in Thomas Great Hall in celebration of Black History
Month. Gregory uses social satire to discuss issues ranging from race
relations and women’s rights in the U.S., to violence, world hunger,
capital punishment, drug abuse, and health care. This event is free and open to the public.
Event Description:Sisterhood presents Keynote Address Speaker - Dick Gregory, American comedian and civil rights', feminist and health activist. Among his many accomplishments, Gregory has worked along fellow comedians such as Bill Cosby (Dick is on Comedy Central's list of Top 100 Comedians!), ran for President of United States in 1968 as a write-in candidate for the Freedom and Peace Party (20 years before Jesse Jackson even contemplated the idea), has stood by Gloria Steinem in the Equal Rights Amendment movement, as well as advocated against the use of animals in product testing. Please join us in this celebration of Black History Month and hear from a an iconic figure about his contributions to the Civil Rights' Movement.