Ruby Dee, an acclaimed actor and civil rights activist whose versatile career spanned stage, ... She graduated from highly competitive Hunter High School in 1939 and enrolled at Hunter College.

Actress and activist Ruby Dee. (Courtesy Photo) NEW YORK (AP) — For Ruby Dee, acting and activism weren’t contradictory things. They were inseparable, and they were intertwined. The African ...

Ruby Dee, an acclaimed actress and civil-rights activist whose career spanned stage, radio television and film, has died at 91, her daughter said.

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.

The following article was featured in the March 2008 issue of ESSENCE. When I saw Ruby Dee in A Raisin in the Sun in high school, I remember thinking, Who’s that pretty lady? She’s an amazing ...

NEW YORK (AP) - For Ruby Dee, acting and activism were not contradictory things. They were inseparable and they were intertwined. The African-American actress who earned lead roles in movies and ...

For Ruby Dee, acting and activism weren't contradictory things. They were inseparable, and they were intertwined. June 12, 2014, 3:17 PM EDT / Source : The Associated Press ...

(AP) -- For Ruby Dee, acting and activism were not contradictory things. They were inseparable and they were intertwined. The African-American actress who earned lead roles in movies and on Broadway ...