Dick Gregory Receives A Star On The Walk Of Fame

Dick Gregory On Receiving Hollywood Star: 'You Know Damn Good And Well Why It Took So Long'
HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 02: Dick Gregory Honored On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame on February 2, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 02: Dick Gregory Honored On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame on February 2, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)

It was more than half a century ago that Dick Gregory became the Jackie Robinson of stand-up comedy, arguably the first black comic to break through to the white American mainstream. Yet he’s only receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Feb. 2. Ask him why it took so long, and you’ll get a quick response.

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