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Podcast: You Just Have To Laugh
Episode: 681. Great comedian, successful businessman and philanthropist describes what Elliott Threat has done. Who he is, is a great father who serves humanity.
Description: Â Â Â Elliott Threatt was the youngest boy of 4 children. His parents were very active in the early civil rights movement. James Threatt, Elliotts father, was one of the first black elected officials in the state of New Jersey and the nation. Â Â Â A young Elliott watched the likes of great Jackie Robinson, tennis pioneer Arthur Ashe and noted poet Langton Huges visit his home for dinner. One week before he was assassinated, Martin Luther King sat at the Threatt dinner table. Â Â Â "Over the years I watched as my father made public speeches, using his humor and wit to defuse te...