Bayard Rustin is one of the most interesting and enigmatic figures in 20th-century American history yet, John D'Emilio argues in this comprehensive, nuanced and thoroughly admirable biography, "a man ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this Feb. 2, 1964, image, Bayard Rustin talks on a telephone from a church in Brooklyn, New York. Patrick A. Burns/New York ...

Bayard Rustin was the organizer of the successful March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Aug. 28, 1963, considered the seminal event in the Civil Rights Movement and the setting of Dr. Martin ...

Domingo plays Bayard Rustin, the civil rights activist and master planner behind 1963's March on Washington. By Zoe G. Phillips Colman Domingo shared this week what former President Barack Obama told ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Colman Domingo, a West Philadelphia native, is preparing to head to the Oscars as a nominee in a key category. Domingo is up for Best Actor for his portrayal of Bayard Rustin in the ...

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 the March ...

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 civil rights activist’s life and legacy will be honored in a 2024-25 lineup that will also include spotlights on jazz history, and a rising star to warm up November. By Christopher Kuo The Oscars ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Jerald Podair, Lawrence University (THE CONVERSATION) As I began writing “Bayard ...

As I began writing “Bayard Rustin: American Dreamer,” my biography of the 20th-century radical leader and activist, one of my colleagues cautioned me not to “fall in love.” This, of course, is good ...