Now Rustin’s impact is being lauded anew in a multimedia exhibition at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis. The show is called “Speaking Truth to Power: The Life of Bayard Rustin ...

Bayard Rustin, a native of West Chester, was a close advisor to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and played a pivotal role in making nonviolent resistance a foundational principle of the Civil Rights Mov… ...

Bayard Rustin, a Native Son who died in 1987, is often a hidden figure in history. Like many Black gay men who historically played prominent roles in impacting racial justice and politics, Rustin ...

The Stonewall Award for Children’s Literature went to “Lunar Boy,” by Cin and Jes Wibowo (Harper Alley), a warm and touching graphic novel about a transgender boy finding community and connection in ...

Participants at the symposium can also expect an invocation by the Rev. Donna Allen, a discussion/lecture on the graphic novel “Civil,” about the life of Rustin, and a sound bath by ...

Things To Do Local historian debuts first graphic novel Author Anna Bergman Details CIVIL: The World of Bayard Rustin Anna Bergman is shown with her book titled ‘Civil, The World of Bayard Rustin.

Based on William S. Burroughs’ 1985 novel, “Queer” follows Lee, an American expat living a life of near isolation, save for brief encounters with a small group of acquaintances.

LEAD: Bayard Rustin, the pacifist and civil rights activist who was a chief organizer of the 1963 March on Washington and the 1964 New York school boycott, died early yesterday at Lenox Hill Hospital.

The Africa World Art Gallery in Washington is hosting an exhibition that celebrates a new graphic novel: “Civil: The World of Bayard Rustin.” Plus many more events in the D.C. area in the ...

“His graphic novels include “Civil: The Life of Bayard Rustin” and writer Anna Bergman. “Depicting Bayard’s story has been fascinating because I get to see the trajectory of his influence on the ...

June is Pride Month, a celebration of LGBTQ+ people, art, and culture. These 10 movies, which are available to stream on Netflix, all deal with queer subject matter. They include dramas, rom-coms ...

Born Bayard Taylor Rustin in West Chester, Pennsylvania, in 1912, he was named after Bayard Taylor, the man some now credit with having written America’s first gay novel some four decades earlier.