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Bayard Rustin, the LGBTQ Civil Rights activist and mentor of Martin Luther King Jr., has left a legacy for Black and LGBTQ ...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a gathering in the riot-torn area of Los Angeles, Aug. 18, 1965. Bayard Rustin, King’s aide, is at left. Black LGBTQ+ political representation has grown by ...
The 24th annual Bayard Rustin/Audre Lorde Breakfast honored the legacies of LGBTQ+ icons Bayard Rustin and Audre Lorde and celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. by promoting a vision of a “beloved ...
This fall, a digital archive will open access to one of the Civil Rights Movement’s most overlooked leaders: Bayard Rustin.
While preparing for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I stumbled across Bayard Rustin, a lesser-known activist critical to the success of the civil rights movement.
Social justice advocates are creating a queer history archive that celebrates Bayard Rustin, a major organizer in the Civil ...
“Bayard Rustin was a civil rights organizer in the mass struggles for Black liberation, as well as an anti-war activist and even a labor organizer,” said Mychal Odom, an assistant professor of ...
Rustin was born into activism, according to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute.