Last week, Dick Gregory, 82, comedian and civil rights activist, was presented with the 2,542nd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. From NBC News:
Among his countless career highlights include being honored with special tributes by Coretta Scott King, Stevie Wonder, Isaac Hayes and Cicely Tyson at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C in 
2000, appearing in numerous films, writing 14 books and completing 15 comedy albums featuring his stand up acts and political commentary. Gregory is listed as No. 82 on the Comedy Central network’s list of “The 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time.”
Days before his star ceremony — which happens to fall on his 
56th wedding anniversary with longtime wife Lillian Gregory, mother to their 10 children — the outspoken entertainer talked to NBC News about the honor, the movie “Selma,” the Bill Cosby rape allegations and how the Civil Rights movement helped unattractive flight attendants. Read the interview here.
