Bayard Rustin

Nyack dedicates Bayard Rustin Way

On June 9, 2022, the village of Nyack, New York dedicated Bayard Rustin Way — a street in the suburban town’s bustling center — in a special ceremony. Organized by the Phyllis B. Frank Pride Center of Rockland County and

June 10, 2022 No Comments

Bayard Rustin and Reparations: On the critique of past movement leaders using current orthodoxy

We need to deepen our analysis of the lives and legacies of revered leaders, especially in the arenas of activism and social change. As Coleman Hughes recently pointed out in The New York Times (“The Gay, Black Civil Rights Hero

March 21, 2019 No Comments

Bayard Rustin believed in affirmative action and systemic political change

No one is perfect. That includes civil rights icon Bayard Rustin. That’s the message columnist Coleman Hughes and video producer Taige Jensen tried to send in a multimedia New York Times opinion piece titled “The Gay, Black Civil Rights Hero

March 5, 2019 No Comments

Bayard Rustin’s views on affirmative action: A critique

On February 28, 2019, The New York Times published a 6-minute multimedia video, narrated by Times contributing opinion writer Coleman Hughes, titled “The Gay, Black Civil Rights Hero Opposed to Affirmative Action: How would Bayard Rustin be judged today?” Text

March 1, 2019 No Comments

Bayard Rustin

Nyack dedicates Bayard Rustin Way

Bayard Rustin and Reparations: On the critique of past movement leaders using current orthodoxy

Bayard Rustin believed in affirmative action and systemic political change

Bayard Rustin’s views on affirmative action: A critique

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