STATEMENT BY REV. AL SHARPTON ON THE PASSING OF RUBY DEE

June 12, 2014 (New York, NY)--

“Ruby Dee was a phenomenally rare artist and a jewel to our nation and community. I was privileged to work on several civil rights cases with her and her husband Ossie Davis. She was as committed to social justice as she was to the screen and stage. She will be greatly missed. ”

-Rev. Al Sharpton, President of the National Action Network, Syndication Radio Host of Keeping it Real with Al Sharpton, and TV host of MSNBC's Politics Nation.