The godfather of the movement was born on March 17, 1912, and should be celebrated as a history maker, particularly as the United States approaches its 250th anniversary.

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was the biggest protest America had ever seen. It culminated in Civil Rights ...

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.

Loved ones and activists gathered at the former New York City home of the late out civil rights icon Bayard Rustin on March 17 to honor what would have been ...

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 ...

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’s ...

For nearly a decade LGBTQ advocates have been calling on the U.S. Postal Service to issue a stamp honoring the deceased gay Black civil rights leader Bayard Rustin. But just as a resolution in support ...

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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — Social justice advocates are ...