Ruby Dee

Harlem’s Schomburg Center has opened Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis’ archives to the public.

The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture has acquired Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis’ archive.

In honor of Delta Sigma Theta’s  Founder’s Day we are taking a look at celebrity members of the historic organization.

Podcast Download Comedian and activist Dick Gregory joined Roland Martin Monday on “NewsOne Now” to share his reflections on the legendary Ruby Dee. Debbie Allen, Roy S. Johnson and Spike Lee also shared their memories of Dee ,who passed away Wednesday. Martin also had an opportunity to interview Dee during the Essence Music Festival in 2011 and shared her incredible words of wisdom. Plus, a conversation on […]

Podcast Download Dick Gregory, Debbie Allen, Roy S. Johnson and Spike Lee joined Roland Martin Monday on “NewsOne Now” to share their reflections on the legendary Ruby Dee. All that and more in this edition of the “NewsOne Now” Video Podcast. Listen to today’s entire show, subscribe on iTunes!   Be sure to listen to “NewsOne Now” with Roland Martin, weekdays at 7 a.m. EST and watch at 9 […]

Comedian and activist Dick Gregory joined Roland Martin Monday on “NewsOne Now” to share his reflections on the legendary Ruby Dee. Debbie Allen, Roy S. Johnson and Spike Lee also shared their memories of Dee ,who passed away Wednesday. Martin also had an opportunity to interview Dee during the Essence Music Festival in 2011 and shared her […]

The loss of Ruby Dee (pictured) stunned fans of the award-winning actress, who passed away at the age of 91 in New Rochelle, N.Y. With a career that spans decades, the celebrated stage, film, and television star has left behind a firmly cemented legacy. Dee’s contributions to Black Cinema are not only noteworthy, they are […]

A look back on the remarkable life of actress and civil rights activist Ruby Dee.

Ruby Dee (pictured) passed away at 91, and she was truly a grand dame. She not only graced the large and small screens but the Broadway stage as well.  She was a petite woman with a larger-than-life persona who possessed thespian skills that were honed to a tee. There will never be another Miss Dee, and […]

UPDATED 6/12/14,: Reports CNN:   Dee died peacefully Wednesday at her New Rochelle, New York, home, according to her representative, Michael Livingston. Dee — often with her late husband, Ossie Davis — was a formidable force in both the performing arts community and the civil rights movement. The couple were master and mistress of ceremonies […]

Ruby Dee, who died Wednesday, June 11, 2014, earned an Emmy, a Grammy, two Screen Actors Guild awards, and an Oscar nomination at age 83 for best supporting actress in the 2007 film “American Gangster.” With her husband Ossie Davis, she was a stalwart of the civil rights movement.