Ossie Davis, speaking at Riverside Church in New York City, March 27, ... They are loyal to their commander-in-chief, and I am loyal to mine. My commander-in-chief is Martin Luther King, Jr., ...

Despite the often fleeting nature of celebrity romances, several Hollywood couples have demonstrated that enduring love is ...

Ossie Davis, 87, the actor, ... Davis also delivered the eulogy at Malcolm X’s funeral in 1965; he also spoke at Martin Luther King’s funeral in 1968.

Ossie Davis, the baritone-voiced actor, director, ... Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. He was the embodiment of all those courageous people,” Belafonte said.

To hear Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee tell it, the '40s and '50s were beautiful, ... Martin Luther King Jr. came to New York in 1963 following his release from the Birmingham jail.

Film and stage actor Ossie Davis was found dead Friday in his Miami hotel room. Davis, the husband and partner of actress Ruby Dee, was 87. Davis was in Florida where he had just started making ...

Ossie Davis, a charismatic and versatile actor and outspoken activist, was found dead Friday in his room at a Miami Beach hotel. Authorities said Davis apparently died of natural causes. The 87 ...

THE irony in the death of actor Ossie Davis, of course, is that the person most qualified to deliver his eulogy is sadly unavailable. If you ever led a people’s movement, or spoke out against… ...

Raiford Chatman “Ossie” Davis, the actor, civil rights activist, writer, producer and director who carved out a career as one of the most distinguished actors and public figures of the 20th ...

In 1961, actor and Civil Rights activist Ossie Davis wrote the blistering play Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch. Now, Leslie Odom Jr. stars in the revival.

The first revival of Ossie Davis' satire on the Jim Crow south, Purlie Victorious: A Romp Through the Non-Confederate Cotton Patch, is opening on Broadway after a 62-year absence. But the play is no ...