In honor of Delta Sigma Theta’s  Founder’s Day we are taking a look at celebrity members of the historic organization.

Director Muta’Ali Muhammad said creating the documentary was the perfect excuse to interview and spend time with his widely-admired grandmother.   Ruby Dee, the late artist, activist and writer, is igniting our TV screens once again this Sunday in a debut documentary directed by her grandson entitled, Life’s Essentials with Ruby Dee. In the film, Dee […]

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The livestream is provided by BET.com. NEW YORK (AP) — A memorial for actress and civil rights activist Ruby Dee will feature music by Alicia Keys…

06/13/14 – Roland Martin talks to film director Spike Lee about the life of the  legendary movie legend, Ruby Dee. The two first worked together…

The loss of Ruby Dee (pictured) stunned fans of the award-winning actress, who passed away at the age of 91 in New Rochelle, N.Y. With…

Ruby Dee (pictured) passed away at 91, and she was truly a grand dame. She not only graced the large and small screens but the…

We're losing so many greats: Nelson Mandela, Maya Angelou and now Ruby Dee. Hoping we honor their legacy, as we stand on their shoulders.— Midwin…

The legendary Ruby Dee celebrates her 90th birthday.

*“If you’re a member of the human race; if you don’t know Ruby Dee it’s shameful.” That’s how award winning actress S. Epatha Merkerson, who gained fame on the long running TV series “Law and Order,” feels. She told me that in an exclusive interview at the 90th birthday celebration for Ruby Dee. It was […]

We’re in an Open Marriage: Q&A Would you be okay if your husband had a girlfriend? Or what if your wife went on vacation with her male lover – without you — could you handle that? Most people admittedly could not, with such ideas often igniting feelings of rage, jealousy, a barrage of expletives or […]

BET Videos Ruby Dee Biography Almost a lifelong New Yorker, Ruby Dee was born Ruby Ann Wallace on October 27, 1924 in Cleveland, Ohio. Her family soon moved to New York, and Dee was raised during the golden age of Harlem. After high school, she attended New York’s Hunter College, graduating in 1945. Expressive and […]