Bayard Rustin shaped the civil rights movement, yet history often overlooked him for being gay.

The Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice will launch a digital archive this fall featuring articles, photos, videos, ...

Queer and Black Civil Rights activist Bayard Rustin’s previously overshadowed work and legacy will now be available via ...

Giving an unsung hero of the civil-rights movement his overdue moment, “Rustin” shines a flattering if dutiful spotlight on Bayard Rustin – the ally of Martin Luther King Jr. who organized ...

Rustin, who introduced the idea of passive resistance to Martin Luther King Jr., was forced into the background because he was gay. Actor Colman Domingo stars as the civil rights activist in a biopic.

News about Bayard Rustin. Commentary and archival information about Bayard Rustin from The New York Times.

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 ...

Learn more about LGBTQ activist Bayard Rustin, who coordinated the March on Washington with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

George C. Wolfe’s “Rustin” positions the March as the culmination of eight weeks of very hard work led by fireball organizer Bayard Rustin, played by a charismatic Colman Domingo.

News about Bayard Rustin. Commentary and archival information about Bayard Rustin from The New York Times.