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 ...

Bayard Rustin, King’s aide, is at left. Black LGBTQ+ political representation has grown by 186% since 2019, according to a 2023 report by the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute.

Mr. Rustin, who died in 1988, was openly gay. The Bayard Rustin Commemorative Alliance will sponsor a rally at 9:30 A.M. today at McPherson Square.

SCRANTON — Bayard Rustin used an early surge and a late run to put away an inspired effort from Scranton Prep. Ryan Loper scored three goals, while Nate Pechin and Jack O'Hora each scored two ...

But Rustin’s connection to queer culture may have stretched back even further, indeed to the very beginning of his life. Born Bayard Taylor Rustin in West Chester, Pennsylvania, in 1912, he was ...

Rustin tells the story of Bayard Rustin, a key figure of the civil rights movement and architect of the 1963 March on Washington, whose story was marginalized in history because he was openly gay.

Colman Domingo portrays Bayard Rustin, the civil rights activist and chief organizer of the Aug/ 28, 1963, March on Washington. The biopic "Rustin" is streaming on Netflix. (NCR screengrab/Netflix) ...

But once Domingo discovered Rustin's impact, how he was central to organizing the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Rustin "became the North Star. You can be this way if you are true ...