Ossie Davis has died.................Sigh - love that man!

Bullwinkle925

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Fri Feb-04-05 11:10 AM
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Ossie Davis has died.................Sigh - love that man!

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progmom

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Fri Feb-04-05 11:11 AM
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1. Dammit

Dammit dammit dammit.

I love that man.
He and Ruby Dee - good people through and through.

Fuck.

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underpants

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Fri Feb-04-05 11:13 AM
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2. Mr.Davis delivered the eulogy for Malcolm X

Rest in peace

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ossie_Davis
Ossie Davis (born December 18, 1917) is an African-American actor and activist.

Davis was born in Cogdell, Georgia. His acting career, which spans seven decades, began in 1939 with the Rose McClendon Players in Harlem. He made his film debut in 1950 in the Sidney Poitier film No Way Out.

Ossie Davis and his wife, actor Ruby Dee, are well-known civil rights activists. Davis delivered the eulogy at the funeral of Malcolm X.

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ChavezSpeakstheTruth

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Fri Feb-04-05 11:30 AM
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7. He sure did

he will be missed

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progmom

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Fri Feb-04-05 11:48 AM
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9. He also eulogized Dr. King

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progmom

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Fri Feb-04-05 11:13 AM
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3. link

Edited on Fri Feb-04-05 11:15 AM by progmom

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/04/obit.davis.ap/index.html

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bbernardini

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Fri Feb-04-05 11:18 AM
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4. Let us not forget his contribution to "Bubba Ho-Tep"!

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progmom

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Fri Feb-04-05 11:26 AM
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5. "Struggle is strengthening.

"Struggle is strengthening. Battling with evil gives us the power to battle evil even more."

My favorite Ossie Davis quote. He was an amazing man.

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JimmyJazz

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Fri Feb-04-05 11:27 AM
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6. You alway post the coolest pictures.

The world lost a nice man today. :cry:

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Cooley Hurd

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Fri Feb-04-05 11:47 AM
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8. RIP, Ossie...

A wonderful actor and humanitarian has passed...:(

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redqueen

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Fri Feb-04-05 11:51 AM
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10. Damn.

:(

I hope he went peacefully.

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Huckebein the Raven

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Fri Feb-04-05 11:56 AM
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11. Damn that sucks

RIP Ossie :(

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miss_kitty

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Fri Feb-04-05 12:11 PM
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12. RIP, Ossie Davis

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