In honor of Black History Month, we’re celebrating Bayard Rustin. He spent his life advocating for the African-American and LGBT communities and fought for equality for all people regardless of their race, gender or sexuality. | AARP

Civil rights leader Bayard Rustin was active in the struggle for human rights and economic justice. As an equal rights activist and political organizer, Rustin played an important role in propelling the Civil Rights Movement forward and worked for equal rights for marginalized communities. He is perhaps best known for his work organizing the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom rally. In the 1940s, he was a youth organizer for A. Philip Randolph’s proposed 1941 March on Washington and b

Bayard Rustin, Civil Rights Activist born in West Chester, PA Bayard Rustin was an American leader in social movements for civil rights, socialism, nonviolence, and gay rights. He was a key adviser to Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s. He attended Cheney University of Pennsylvania, a historically black college. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. A gay man, he adopted his partner to protect their rights and legacy. #BlackHistoryMonth | 6abc Action News

As we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, we also lift up Bayard Rustin — the brilliant, boldly gay architect of the March on Washington and a guiding force behind the civil rights movement — who reminds us that a collective fight for justice means making space for everyone. #MLK #BayardRustin #Freedom #Justice | Out Magazine