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, ...

WESTTOWN >> There was a lack of electricity during the first half of boys basketball action at West Chester Rustin. And that was before an actual power outage occurred. The Golden Knights were clearly ...

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 ...

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 ...

Julian Breece speaks of the power of the activist’s story, which has finally received the feature film treatment. By Tyler Coates Awards Editor The reason Rustin is absent from mainstream history is ...

You have probably noticed the buzz about the new biopic about one of America’s greatest and most often overlooked civil rights leaders, Bayard Rustin. Maybe you’ve already watched it. As biopics go, ...

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 ...