LEGENDARY ACTOR AND ACTIVIST RUBY DEE TO BE REMEMBERED AT A PUBLIC MEMORIAL CELEBRATION
- 09/04/2014

Ruby Dee, legendary actor, author and activist will be honored with a public memorial celebration on Saturday, September 20 at 11:00AM at The Riverside Church in New York (490 Riverside Drive , between W. 120th and W. 122nd Streets).The service will feature tributes and reflections from family, friends and colleagues influenced by her outstanding life and work.   

Itinerary:

MEDLEY OF POETRY AND PROSE BY RUBY DEE:

Angela Bassett, Tyne Daly, Kim Fields, S. Epatha Merkerson, Phylicia Rashad, Elizabeth Van Dyke, Pauletta Washington and Lynn Whitfield

REFLECTIONS: Mayor David Dinkins, Glynn Turman,Woodie King, Jr. and Sonia Sanchez

MUSICAL TRIBUTES: Alicia Keys, Wynton Marsalis, Audra McDonald, Sweet Honey In The Rock and Peter Yarrow

FAMILY TRIBUTE:

Children (Nora Davis Day, Guy Davis, Dr. Hasna Muhammad, Wali Muhammad) and Grandchildren

EULOGY: Harry Belafonte

In Lieu Of Flowers:

Dee, who died on June 11, 2014 at the age of 91, was a lifelong advocate for initiatives supporting the arts, education and civil rights. In her memory, the family suggests that donations be made to the following:

The Ruby Dee Memorial Fund at Hunter College. Dee, a graduate of Hunter College High School in 1939 and Hunter College in 1944, loved her alma mater. The memorial fund will support the renovation of the Hunter College Library, an ongoing project which is creating a new, state-of-the-art facility for today's college students. If you would like to honor Dee's commitment to public education, you may send a check payable to the Hunter College Foundation (695 Park Avenue, East 1313, New York, NY 10065). Please note on the check or in a separate note that your gift is for the Ruby Dee Memorial Fund.  If you would like to donate online, please go to https://community.hunter.cuny.edu/donatenow. On the "donate now" page, go to the designation box and choose "Ruby Dee  Memorial Fund" from the drop-down menu.

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. To support programs of the National Arts and Letters Commission, you may send a check payable to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (1707 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC. 20009) in memory of Ruby Dee.

Your Local Community Theatre. If you would like to honor Dee's lifelong commitment to theatre, you may make a donation in her name to the community theatre of your choice.

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