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GUEST: Grace Lee, film maker, director and writer of American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs, and the Grace Lee Project.

Grace Lee Boggs has died at the age of 100 in her home in Detroit. The legendary civil rights activist was best known for her work in the feminist and Black Power Movements and through her friendship with Malcolm X. President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama released a statement saying they were “saddened” to hear of the death of a person who “dedicated her life to serving and advocating for the rights of others.”

A Marxist with a thick FBI file, Grace Lee Boggs was married for years to James Boggs, a African American radical. They wrote books together, including Revolution and Evolution in the Twentieth Century. The Boggs’ became a fixture in various movements for change. Boggs remained active even close to the end, writing and lecturing. Her latest book, published in 2011 is called The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century.

Some years ago, a major documentary that aired on PBS told the story of the civil rights icon: American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs, was made by her coincidental namesake Grace Lee. Lee got to know Boggs well during the course of making her film and she joins me in studio today to discuss the centenarian’s legacy.

Find out more about Grace Lee’s documentary ‘American Revolutionary – The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs’ HERE.