This 2021 BRCSJ Power Hour celebrates the center's second annual Virtual Pride with a blend of celebrity appearances, musical performances, community storytelling, and LGBTQIA+ advocacy. Featuring messages from national leaders, artists, and local organizers, the broadcast highlights the ongoing fight for equality while showcasing the Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice's commitment to building community, celebrating Pride, and sustaining activism during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Power of One: Mandy Carter on Living the Rustin Legacy
In this oral history interview, Mandy Carter reflects on her decades of activism and the profound influence of Bayard Rustin on her commitment to nonviolent organizing. She connects Rustin’s legacy—from the Journey of Reconciliation to the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom—to today’s movements for intersectional justice and Black queer leadership.
Walter Naegle Meets Senator Scott Wiener: Honoring Bayard Rustin's Pardon and Presidential Medal of Freedom
The Personal Toll of Political Erasure: Walter Naegle on the Legacy of Bayard Rustin
In this conversation, Walter Naegle reflects on the personal cost of Bayard Rustin’s 1953 arrest, describing how homophobia within and outside the movement sidelined the architect of nonviolence and left his career “stymied.” Naegle also speaks to the emotional power of witnessing Rustin’s legacy restored through the Presidential Medal of Freedom and posthumous pardon, emphasizing Rustin’s enduring dignity, resilience, and unwavering commitment to justice even when his own movement failed him.
