The Project
Dick Gregory was involved in the civil and human rights movement around the world.
He was best known for active involvement in helping to stop bigotry against Black people in our country, but he worked for the rights of Native
Americans and others who called on him from anywhere in the world. For a long time, he gave up his comedy to work in the Civil Rights Movement along with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and others. Like others, he was beaten and jailed for picketing against bigotry, the death penalty and racist police violence against Black men in particular.
Civil & Human Rights
and Social Justice
He was also known for strongly supporting women's rights, voting rights and animal rights. He bitterly opposed the
Vietnam War. He spoke on numerous college campuses and influenced many people to become activists.
Arts & Entertainment Academy
Dick Gregory was an American comedian who made
people laugh, but through his humor, he taught many
lessons and inspired many to become involved in making
a difference in their own lives. He taught us not to be afraid
to do what is right. He befriended and taught many young
entertainers, athletes, actors, and others how to maximize
their talent so that what they said or did had meaning beyond
making people laugh.He taught them how to use their talents
and a portion of their resources for the benefit of the under-
served. There were so many defining moments in his life.
The Arts & Entertainment Academy will continue his legacy of
educating, empowering and enlightening future generations to
make their own mark in the world.
Dick Gregory was a health guru.
Many people of all races turned to him for
advice on their health challenges. Many will
remember his Bahamian Diet and his advice on drinking large quantities of water. He worked on
weight loss with no chemicals religiously and
helped many obese people to lose weight.
Throughout his life, he was always willing to help
people with their health challenges by limiting their
diet to mostly vegetables.
He often recommended vitamins over chemical-based prescriptions.
Health & Wellness
One of his best-known books was "Dick Gregory's Natural Diet for Folks Who Eat--Cookin' with Mother Nature."
A later book just before he made his transition was "The 12 Essentials for Optimal Health" with Dick Gregory's Caribbean Shake.
We do this work while being loving, lovable and embracing his humor as a teaching tool.
Join us in our mission at The Dick Gregory Society to:
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Continue his fight for Civil and Human Rights by making sure that we magnify his energy and enthusiasm for the righteous treatment of ALL human beings.
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Develop Black and Brown neighborhoods into communities whose economy is thriving and the members of each community are active stakeholders in the success of their communities.
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Eradicate food deserts through public/private partnerships with the USDA, the Arts and Entertainment community and the Business community.
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Educate and provide access to healthy foods and a health and wellness lifestyle in the same manner in which Dick Gregory brought us healthier options.
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Adjudicate mischaracterization of justice and provide balance and fairness to empower all living beings to participate in the American Dream - especially the marginalized.
The Hard Truth
42.70% Wealth Gap between people of Color and Whites
75% Of Communities Redlined 80 years ago are currently suffering
70% Of Low Income Communities are Food Deserts lacking Healthy Food Options for its members
If you create a more equal society by intervening at the top of the distribution, you will still have the problem of racial economic inequality that we observe in our work.
If you take a historical look at inequality, most of it is built on systems of discrimination, and on slavery if you go back far enough. So this means that black-white racial inequality in society can be seen as "causal" to general inequality.
The good news is that there are some economic solutions, policy solutions, that could remedy these differences. One of the big ones is to aggressively fight racial discrimination in home lending and real estate practices. One of the best ways to develop wealth is to own a home. Solving these kinds of discriminatory structural practices in society, will reduce the black-white economic inequality gap - and that will reduce inequality in society more broadly.