Ruby Dee

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee’s children partner with UNCF for $10,000 scholarship

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Ruby Dee's memorial service full of song and love

The late, great Ruby Dee was memorialized at New York City’s Riverside Church
/ September 20, 2014
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Acting, activism intertwined for Ruby Dee

NEW YORK (AP) — For Ruby Dee, acting and activism weren’t contradictory things. They were inseparable, and they were intertwined…
/ June 13, 2014
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Legendary actress and civil rights activist Ruby Dee passes away at 91

NEW YORK (AP) — Ruby Dee an acclaimed actor and civil rights activist whose versatile career spanned stage, radio television and film, has died at age 91, according to her daughter.
/ June 12, 2014
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Brando, Poitier, Dylan and more: Stars who shined at the 1963 March on Washington

SLIDESHOW – Check out our slideshow of famous faces who showed the courage to back Dr. Martin Luther King’s dream of racial equality 50 years ago this week…
/ August 28, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. celebrates 100th anniversary of women's suffrage

theGRIO REPORT – The Delta Sigma Theta sorority gathered to march along the national mall today, marking the 100th anniversary of a march to help women get the right to vote.
/ March 4, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Daughter of Betty Shabazz says her portrayal on Lifetime was inacurate: 'My mother was not a weak woman'

MADAME NOIRE – While Shabazz does commend the movie network for their willingness to highlight an era as important as the one depicted in the film, she expresses that the movie was highly fictionalized and the manner in which it portrayed her mother was extremely inaccurate…
/ February 4, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Angela Bassett, Ruby Dee and Mary J. Blige shine at 'Betty & Coretta' premiere

theGRIO REPORT – Angela Bassett, Ruby Dee, Mary J. Blige and Malik Yoba hit up the red carpet at the New York City premiere of Lifetime’s ‘Betty & Coretta’…
/ January 30, 2013