In 1949, a five-part series in the New York Post, entitled “22 Days on a Chain Gang,” compellingly documented the day-to-day grind experienced by men being held in a North Carolina prison. Its author ...

TORONTO — Bayard Rustin mentored the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., was imprisoned as a conscientious objector during World War II, lived a relatively open gay life in midcentury America, recorded an ...

For Black activists, marching toward freedom in the 1960s meant navigating roadblocks and visceral hatred in order to stand for what was right. In the official teaser trailer for Netflix‘s Rustin, ...

How ‘Rustin’ and Native Son Teamed to Reclaim the Civil Rights Activist’s History as a Rallying Call The film's director George C. Wolfe, along with producer Bruce Cohen, Native Son founder Emil ...

This week’s new music Friday also features Nicholas Craven & Boldy James, Cam’ron, Big Freedia & SOPHIE and Key Glock. 1 day ago One person who sees the resounding power of Rustin is director George C ...

His name has gained wider recognition in more recent decades, but civil rights activist and organizer Bayard Rustin has long deserved a much more respected place in the history of the Civil Rights ...

The opening scene of a movie is like the bread at a restaurant. Competence, attention to detail and even your plans for the evening can be determined by a mouthful. Character, dynamics and history can ...

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. Subscribe to ...

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