WASHINGTON, July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Dick Gregory, long-time friend of the late Michael Jackson, will announce today that he will, "go on a fast on water only for 40 days until the truth is uncovered -- not just another story -- about the sudden death of Michael Jackson, one of the world's most brilliant and talented people." "It's hard on folks to lose a loved one, especially someone so young as Michael.

NEW YORK, March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Dick Gregory, 76, world famous activist, author, lecturer and comedian, appeared on the radio and television shows of Don Imus and Joe Madison this morning and made an historic announcement in connection with what he called "the inexcusable crisis of humanity in connection with the tragic state of the this country's economy as a result of the past eight years of greed, arrogance and fear-mongering," Gregory said. Gregory called the times the most serious experience of his life, citing the people he meets as he tours the country.

By Casey Gillis, The News & Advance, Lynchburg, Va. Jan. 11--Laniera Jones thinks Lynchburg College's latest speaker, Dick Gregory, will appeal to students in a way that many do not.