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Queens Borough President Richards’ LGBTQ+ History Month Film Screening of Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin will take place at the Helen M. Marshall Cultural Center of Queens Borough Hall on Wednesday, October 13th at 5:30 p.m.*
The award-winning documentary Brother Outsider illuminates the life and work of Bayard Rustin, a visionary activist and strategist who has been called “the unknown hero” of the civil rights movement. A tireless advocate of social and economic justice, a disciple of Gandhi, a mentor to Martin Luther King Jr., and chief organizer of the 1963 March on Washington, Rustin lived as an openly gay man in post-war America. Brother Outsider reveals the price that Rustin paid for this openness. In 2013, Rustin received a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom from Barack Obama, who described Rustin as “an unyielding activist for civil rights, dignity, and equality for all [who] fought tirelessly for marginalized communities at home and abroad. As an openly gay African American, Mr. Rustin stood at the intersection of several of the fights for equal rights.”
In addition, this event will feature a conversation with Rustin’s surviving partner Walter Naegle, who directs the Bayard Rustin Fund.
I hope you can join us for what will be a powerful event. Anyone who is interested in attending should RSVP at queensbp.org/rsvp.
*Please note that all guests must be fully vaccinated, or have tested negative for COVID-19 within 48 hours of the event. Staff will check vaccination cards/apps/and test results at the door.