In this Feb. 2, 1964, image, Bayard Rustin talks on a telephone from a church in Brooklyn, New York. Patrick A. Burns/New York Times Co./Getty Images As I began writing “Bayard Rustin: American ...

Bayard Rustin was a towering but often unrecognized figure in the history of American civil rights. He was the strategist behind the 1963 March on Washington and a key advisor to Dr. Martin Luther ...

Social justice advocates are creating a queer history archive that celebrates Bayard Rustin, a major organizer in the Civil Rights Movement and key architect of the March on Washington. The Bayard ...

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Queer and Black Civil Rights activist Bayard Rustin’s work previously overshadowed will now be available via digital archive. A new digital archive honoring Bayard Rustin is set to launch this fall, ...

The movie “Rustin” has finally shone a proper spotlight on the life and crucial work of civil rights pioneer Bayard Rustin, picking up abundant accolades along the way that include an Oscar nomination ...

NEW YORK -- Social justice advocates are creating a LGBTQ+ history archive that celebrates Bayard Rustin, a major organizer in the Civil Rights Movement and key architect of the March on Washington.

It’s a name that doesn’t always come up in history books, but Bayard Rustin’s legacy is deeply woven into the fabric of the civil rights movement. Rustin, the lead organizer of the 1963 March on ...

The civil rights activist’s life and legacy will be honored in a 2024-25 lineup that will also include spotlights on jazz history, and a rising star to warm up November. By Christopher Kuo The Oscars ...

HARRISBURG–The Pennsylvania House of Representatives recently adopted a resolution introduced by state Rep. Andre D. Carroll, D-Phila., that designates March 17, 2025, as “Bayard Rustin Day” in ...