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Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice
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Queer safe-space, community activist hub, & educational bridge for our LGBTQIA youth, intersectional families, & all beautifully diverse Angelic Troublemakers!
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Proud of our @rustincenter.bsky.social Community Outreach Coordinator Carol Watchler representin’ at NJEA @teamnjea.bsky.social Convention
Standing Up for Transgender & Nonbinary Students
Her hope to “affirm & empower every student to know who they truly are & be glad”
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December 2, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Respect to all we have lost
Fighting for all we can save
We celebrate #worldaidsday because we are closer to ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic than ever before
We fight that much harder on #WorldAIDSDay2025 because we are closer to ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic than ever before
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December 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Today @barackobama.bsky.social awarded Bayard Rustin the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to our Beloved Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice Board Member Walter Naegle
This honor wonderful but far too long in coming
@rustincenter.bsky.social make sure no one is left behind ever again!
On this day in 2013, President Barack Obama awarded Bayard Rustin the Presidential Medal of Freedom. This was done posthumously & given to his partner & our Beloved Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice Board Member Emeritus Walter Naegle 26 years after his passing. Whereas we appreciate fully President Obama's acknowledgement & the honor indeed wonderful, it was far too long in coming. On this day all of us at BRCSJ HQ pledge to fight that much harder to make sure no one is left behind ever again!
November 20, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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¡HOY!
Do the Democracy Dance!
@rustincenter.bsky.social sez
#vote☑️ with #Pride🌈 & panache
Do your own beautiful ballot ballet or powerful poll-dancin’
Make sure your vote counted & your voice heard
Our lives depend on it
#GOTV #Queer
@rockthevote.org
QUEER THE VOTE!🗳️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💯
more 411 aquí * iwillvote.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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Show some beautiful birthday love for
@rustincenter.bsky.social Chief Activist Robt Martin
Donate to his fab fundraiser
Help us spread Queer Joy
Support our pivotal Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice
LGBTQIA Community Safe-Space
Angelic Troublemakers Assemble
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Show some beautiful birthday love for our @RustinCenter Chief Activist Robt Martin Donate to his fabulous fundraiser Help us spread Queer Joy Support our pivotal Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice LGBTQIA+ Community Safe-Space Angelic Troublemakers Assemble https://www.facebook.com/donate/781333131380596/1918902022363853/
October 20, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Black Panther Party formed ’66
Combat police racism, obliterate white supremacy, powerful social initiatives
Medical & legal clinics, youth mentors & Free Food Program
Inspires @rustincenter.bsky.social
Welcomin’ the Community Breakfast in camaraderie & co-conspiracy!
Join us~
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October 15, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Everyone gettin' excited
Extraordinary @rustincenter.bsky.social Stonewall exhibit
Amplifyin' intersectional Black LGBTQIA/Civil Rights Pioneer Bayard Rustin
Shout outs @npr.org @pbs.org @wlrnnews.bsky.social @windycitytimes.com
Can't wait for all y'all to be inspired & empowered
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Thanx to all fab folx shoutin' out our extraordinary exhibit with our powerful partners at Stonewall National Museum, Archives, & Library! Amplifyin' our inspirational namesake, intersectional Black LGBTQIA/Civil Rights Pioneer Bayard Rustin, everyone talkin' 'bout it across the nation from NPR PBS WLRN Public Radio and Television to Windy City Times (& even the lovely Luxury Guide!)~ Can't wait for all y'all to be inspired & empowered... JOIN US 📅 Opening Reception * Friday, November 14th | 6PM 📍 Stonewall National Museum More 411 * www.RustinCenter.org #stonewallmuseum #BayardRustin #CivilRightsHistory #lgbtqhistory #queer #LGBTQIA+ #QueerVoices #rustincenter #socialjustice #racialjustice #bayardrustincenterforsocialjustice #AngelicTroublemakers Thanx to all fab folx shoutin' out our extraordinary exhibit with our powerful partners at Stonewall National Museum, Archives, & Library! Amplifyin' our inspirational namesake, intersectional Black LGBTQIA/Civil Rights Pioneer Bayard Rustin, everyone talkin' 'bout it across the nation from NPR PBS WLRN Public Radio and Television to Windy City Times (& even the lovely Luxury Guide!)~ Can't wait for all y'all to be inspired & empowered... JOIN US 📅 Opening Reception * Friday, November 14th | 6PM 📍 Stonewall National Museum More 411 * www.RustinCenter.org #stonewallmuseum #BayardRustin #CivilRightsHistory #lgbtqhistory #queer #LGBTQIA+ #QueerVoices #rustincenter #socialjustice #racialjustice #bayardrustincenterforsocialjustice #AngelicTroublemakers
October 14, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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Congrats Equality Forum Queer Icons
@rustincenter.bsky.social
Chief Activist Robt Martin Seda-Schreiber proudly passes tiara in fab fashion
@colmandomingo.bsky.social
@mcbride.house.gov
@breannastewart.bsky.social
& so many other inspirational LGBTQIA+ folx
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¡Felicidades Equality Forum #LGBTQIAHistoryMonth 2025 Honorees! This honor meant the world to me personally as a truly meaningful (& very touching!) affirmation of my Queer advocacy & significant service to the greater community but organizationally it was even more impactful in amplifyin' the angelic troublemakin' of our terrific (& even more fab than my own self!) team here at Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice HQ... So with oh-so-much love & respect I pass on my glam tiara to this new class of inspirational ICONS Andy Cohen Colman Domingo John D'Emilio Billie Eilish Cecilia Gentili Mel Heifetz Troy Masters Sarah McBride Chappell Roan Breanna Stewart Abby Wambach KARL LAGERFELD & so many other fab folx! https://lgbthistorymonth.com/robt-martin-seda-schreiber
October 2, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Muchas gracias
@govmurphy.bsky.social
@firstladynj.bsky.social
@stateofnewjersey.bsky.social
Welcomin’
@rustincenter.bsky.social
to the "People's House"
#HispanicHeritageMonth
Proud to represent our beautifully diverse intersectional community with friends allies & fam at this meaningful moment
Muchas gracias Governor Phil Murphy& First Lady Tammy Murphy for welcomin’ our BRCSJ Power Couple Michelle & Sam to the "People's House" to celebrate #HispanicHeritageMonth Appreciate your acknowledgement of this beautifully diverse & intersectional community that has done so much to enrich our culture & to keep the American Dream alive in our great State of New Jersey & across our fair nation. Our Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice proud indeed to represent along with so many friends, allies, & family at this meaningful moment at Drumthwacket!
September 30, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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HAPPY BOOKAVERSARY
Bayard Rustin Legacy of Protest & Politics
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Black Queer Civil LGTBQIA Rights pioneer
Powerful book
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Board Members
@drpenieljoseph.bsky.social
Walter Naegle
Chief Activist Robt Martin Seda-Schreiber
& friend
@jonathaneig.bsky.social
HAPPY BOOKAVERSARY! The pivotal “Bayard Rustin: A Legacy of Protest & Politics” published by NYU Press amplifyin’ our inspirational namesake Black Queer Civil & LGTBQIA+ Rights pioneer Bayard Rustin now a powerful part of our quintessential Queer History Archive & awesome addition to our dedicated BRCSJ Defenders of the Right to Read Library PROUD this powerful book edited by Michael Long features Beloved Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice Board Members Dr. Peniel Joseph & Walter Naegle as well as our Chief Activist Robt Martin Seda-Schreiber & good friend Jonathan Eig & so many other fab folx! Get yer own signed copy here at BRCSJ HQ or order online to support our significant safe-space~ https://www.rustincenter.org/brcsjmerch
September 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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“'queer' not being about who you're having sex with (that can be a dimension of it) but queer being about the self that is at odds with everything around it & that has to invent & create & find a place to speak & to thrive & to live”
bell hooks inspires us today & everyday @rustincenter.bsky.social
“'queer' not being about who you're having sex with (that can be a dimension of it) but 'queer' being about the self that is at odds with everything around it & that has to invent & create & find a place to speak & to thrive & to live” bell hooks inspires us today & everyday @rustincenter @bellhooks_ @brcsjqueered @brcsjbookdefenders RUSTINCENTER.ORG
September 25, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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From @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social to Denver day named for her, our @rustincenter.bsky.social Musician-in-Rez @jillsobule.bsky.social gettin' all well-deserved roses
Please support her Good Life Foundation
Empower inspirational initiatives like our quintessential queer safespace
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From @jeopardy to day named for her @denverwestword our delightful @RustinCenter Musician-in-Rez @jillsobule gettin’ all well-deserved roses... Please support her Good Life Foundation & empower inspirational initiatives like our quintessential queer safe-space here at BRCSJ HQ! www.rustincenter.org
September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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#BiVisibilityDay
PROUD @rustincenter.bsky.social Chief Activist Robt Martin Seda-Schreiber
Bisexual Resource Center Bee Hero Honorable Mention
Considerin’ courageous cats in his company true honor just to be nominated
Hope inspires folx to live their lives more fully & love each other more openly
On #bivisibilityday @RustinCenter PROUD our Chief Activist Robt Martin Seda-Schreiber bisexualresourcecenter Bee Hero Honorable Mention Considerin’ courageous cats in his company it is truly the epitome of the oft-uttered (but not often meant!) phrase "just an honor to be nominated!" Hope this inspires other folx to pioneer powerful platforms & create quintessential queer safe-spaces to allow us all to live our lives more fully & to love each other that much more openly... 🩷💙💜💛 Fellow nominees Bisexual Killjoy @bisexualkilljoy * Jeiselynn “Jace” N. Ríos Rivera @bi.academic Bailey Merlin @bamaram_merlin bi+ (in)visibility @bi_invisibility * Rebecca Minor @gender.specialist Bi History bihistory * Mel Reeve @melreeve RK Russell @rkrelentless Zachary Zane @zacharyzane_ Laura Clarke @mybodyandyours Past awardees Rebecca Sugar @rebeccasugar Robyn Ochs @robynochs All of whom carry us forward in the essential work of making bi+ lives visible & celebrated!
September 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Our @rustincenter.bsky.social wreckin' crew showed up & glowed up this weekend at Stonewall National Museum
Preppin' extraordinary exhibit raisin up' life & legacy of our inspirational namesake Black Queer LGBTQIA+ & Civil Rights Pioneer Bayard Rustin, OG Angelic Troublemaker!
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At Stonewall National Museum, Archives, & Library for extraordinary exhibit amplifyin' life & legacy of our inspirational namesake Black Queer LGBTQIA+ & Civil Rights Pioneer Bayard Rustin, BRCSJ wreckin' crew Beloved Board Member Glen Pannell (aka Mike Hot-Pence) & Chief Activist Robt Martin Seda-Schreiber dreamed & schemed with Prez Robert Kesten in powerful partnership to make this event everything our community needs & deserves it to be! Immersive & interactive, showcasin' heretofore unseen powerful pieces from the BRCSJ Queer History Archive, this landmark exhibition will also allow visitors an opportunity to share their experiences in our Story Corner for inclusion at both Stonewall & in the Rustin Archive as well! Join us to celebrate the OG Angelic Troublemaker & raise up the voice of this forgotten figure (as well as ALL our voices!) in our collective Social, Racial, & Queer history. “We need in every community a group of Angelic Troublemakers The only weapon we have is our bodies & we need to tuck them in places so wheels don’t turn” A visionary strategist for the Civil Rights Movement & trailblazing advocate for LGBTQIA+ liberation, Bayard lived boldly in the interwoven intersectional tapestry of race, sexuality, & justice & now we will indelibly sew his name in the quintessential quilt of our Queer Community. JOIN US Opening Reception * Friday, November 14th | 6PM Stonewall National Museum RSVP * Monique@stonewall-museum.org More 411 * www.RustinCenter.org #stonewallmuseum #BayardRustin #CivilRightsHistory #lgbtqhistory #queer #LGBTQIA+ #QueerVoices #rustincenter #socialjustice #racialjustice #bayardrustincenterforsocialjustice #AngelicTroublemakers
September 22, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Funk up the fall, all y’all,
Let’s queer the year in style @rustincenter.bsky.social !
*the fabulous Prince
lensed by the extraordinary @herbrittsofficial.bsky.social 📸
September 22, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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Our past informs our present which inspires our future
@rustincenter.bsky.social Queer History Archive
Preserves legacy of intersectional Black LGBTQIA/Civil Rights pioneer Bayard Rustin
@apnews.com @gcnmag.bsky.social ampilifyin’ powerful project
But y'all ain't seen nothin' yet
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September 13, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Our @rustincenter.bsky.social co-conspirin’ with BRCSJ Board Vice-Prez @drpenieljoseph.bsky.social
Community conversation Princeton U Prof Laurence Ralph princetonpl.bsky.social
Bought powerful book “Freedom Season” for our Queer Safe-Space
Thanx @brcsjqueered.bsky.social & all y'all representin'!
Our BRCSJ wreckin’ crew co-conspirin’ with Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice Board Vice-Prez Dr. Peniel Joseph Equally inspired by community conversation with Princeton University Anthropology Prof. Laurence Ralph at Princeton Public Library in collab with Humanities Council at Princeton Bought a copy of Brother Peniel’s powerful new book “Freedom Season” for our Queer Safe-Space in support of our friends at Labyrinth Books Princeton Much love & respect to BRCSJQueerEducator Dr. Sara & all y’all who showed up & glowed up at this extraordinary event!
September 12, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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New record release "To Jill With Love A Tribute To Jill Sobule" honors our delightful BRCSJ Musician-in-Rez @jillsobule.bsky.social & all proceeds empower our quintessential queer safe-space & conspiratorial community activist hub @rustincenter.bsky.social
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Great gratitude to Steven Aloyisus Campbell & all the marvelous musicians who contributed their talent, energy, & spirit to releasin' "To Jill, With Love: A Tribute To Jill Sobule" This awesome album not only honors our delightful BRCSJ Musician-in-Rez Jill Sobule but all proceeds further empower our Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice quintessential queer safe-space & conspiratorial community activist hub~ It will shine bright as a radiant glimmer in these tender times for all the LGBTQIA+ kids, intersectional families, & the beautifully diverse folx we serve as well as support all the angelic troublemakin' we do in the name of Bayard Rustin to make sure no one is ever left behind again, whether the leader of a movement, a worker in an office, a student in a classroom, or any member of any community who needs & deserves recognition, respect, & indeed LOVE! https://thejillproject.bandcamp.com/album/to-jill-with-love-a-tribute-to-jill-sobule
September 9, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Congrats Equality Forum Queer Icons
@rustincenter.bsky.social Chief Activist Robt Martin Seda-Schreiber proudly passes tiara in fab fashion @colmandomingo.bsky.social @mcbride.house.gov @breannastewart.bsky.social & so many other inspirational LGBTQIA+ folx
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¡Felicidades @equalityforum #LGBTQIAHistoryMonth 2025 Honorees! This honor meant the world to our @RustinCenter Chief Activist Robt Martin Seda-Schreiber personally as a truly meaningful (& very touching!) affirmation of his Queer advocacy & significant service to the greater community but organizationally it was even more impactful in amplifyin' the angelic troublemakin' of our terrific team here at BRCSJ HQ... So with oh-so-much love & respect he passes on his tiara to this new class of inspirational ICONS...
 @bravoandy @kingofbingo @billieeilish @ceciliagentili72 @giovanni.nikki @troymasters @congresswomansarahmcbride @sarahemcbride @tjosborne @chappellroan @cytwombly_ @breannastewart30 @abbywambach @karllagerfeld & so many other fab folx! https://lgbthistorymonth.com/robt-martin-seda-schreiber
September 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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This #LaborDay
Raise up Bayard Rustin
Black Queer Pioneer illuminated intersectionality of Civil & LGBTQIA+ Rights & Labor Movement
At the March & A. Philip Randolph Institute @aflcio.org
Freedom Budget for All Americans rooted not in charity but in justice
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This Labor Day we show great respect to the Labor Movement who fought for us & afforded us this day for rejuvenation but we must also recognize how far we still have yet to go in the ongoing campaign for essential workers’ rights! “We meet on a common ground of determination that in this, the richest & most productive society ever known to man, the scourge of poverty can & must be abolished…” ~ Bayard Rustin 1966 In our nation overflowing with wealth & the utter disparity of disbursement of such, he dared to ask, “What would happen if we actually shared it?”
 The “Freedom Budget for All Americans” was his direct answer, a powerful plan rooted not in charity, but in justice. He handed our nation a blueprint & forced all of us to look in the mirror. At the March on Washington for Jobs & Freedom, then as the first Executive Director for the A. Philip Randolph Institute @aflcio , & indeed throughout his entire life, he dedicated himself to illuminating the intersectionality of Civil & LGBTQIA+ Rights & the Labor Movement & as always, Bayard spoke truth to power & espoused what true justice actually looks like: 🛠️ Jobs for everyone who wants to work 🏥 Healthcare that doesn’t depend on your paycheck 🏘️ Housing that’s safe, clean & affordable 📚 Schools that serve every child, not just the privileged 💰 Wages that let people live, not just survive Bayard didn’t dream, he demanded action & set forth how to realistically achieve economic equality~ “It is not visionary or utopian. It is feasible. It is concrete. It is specific. It is quantitative. It talks dollars & cents. It sets goals & tells how these can be achieved.” This #laborday we take a much-needed day for respite & restoration afforded to us by our Union brothers, sisters, & non-binary siblings Mañana we must be back with that new-found vigor to continue our pivotal work in the Beautiful Struggle as set forth in Bayard’s visionary “Freedom Budget for All Americans”! Join us @RustinCenter http://RustinCenter.org
September 1, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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“We need in every community a group of
Angelic Troublemakers
The only weapon we have is our bodies & we need to tuck them in places so wheels don’t turn”
Remember, recognize, & raise up
Bayard Rustin today & every day
Join @rustincenter.bsky.social
Preserve his life & legacy
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August 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Welcome inspirational new @rustincenter.bsky.social team member Shaquana, Chief Curator of our BRCSJ Bayard Rustin Queer History Archive, joinin' awesome Angelic Troublemakers workin' in community, camaraderie & co-conspiracy to move us all forward in these tender times~
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WELCOME @RustinCenter team member Shaquana Chief Curator of the Bayard Rustin Queer History Archive Served community this summer as Intern Extraordinaire here at BRCSJ HQ & proved herself to no doubt be that inspirational individual to promote this long-gestating project powerfully amplifying our heretofore untold quintessential queer stories. Her wonderful work, clarity of vision, & passionate voice inspired us to hire her to move forward on this impactful initiative & even moreso our meaningful journey together. A nontraditional Princeton undergrad with an Associate’s Degree in Human Services from Bronx Community College as well as Co-Founding TheSchoolGirl Inc., a nonprofit organization that empowers young women through educational wellness workshops & community-building, & now will be sharing her substantial strength & spirit to this first of its kind dedicated digital archive devoted to our Black Queer LGBTQIA+/Civil Rights pioneer (& other folx whose stories have gone far too long untold). This substantial online platform will serve alongside its physical counterpart here at BRCSJ HQ HQ to illuminate the life & legacy of our namesake whose history was tragically erased for decades & preserving & protecting all our stories henceforth in the process. These archival materials are shaped to share significant stories that honor Rustin’s impact & pushes our Center’s pursuit of truly intersectional social & racial justice as is the quintessential heart of the very tapestry of our meaningful mission. This work is about more than preservation~ it is about justice, truth, & making space for those individuals forgotten & sharing those stories untold for far too long. Our Bayard Rustin Queer History Archive will be publicly intro'd in full force soon so stay tuned true believers & in the meanwhile see all the awesome Angelic Troublemakers who work in community, camaraderie, & co-conspiracy to move us forward in these tender times https://www.rustincenter.org/ourteam WELCOME @RustinCenter team member Shaquana Chief Curator of the Bayard Rustin Queer History Archive Served community this summer as Intern Extraordinaire here at BRCSJ HQ & proved herself to no doubt be that inspirational individual to promote this long-gestating project powerfully amplifying our heretofore untold quintessential queer stories. Her wonderful work, clarity of vision, & passionate voice inspired us to hire her to move forward on this impactful initiative & even moreso our meaningful journey together. A nontraditional Princeton undergrad with an Associate’s Degree in Human Services from Bronx Community College as well as Co-Founding TheSchoolGirl Inc., a nonprofit organization that empowers young women through educational wellness workshops & community-building, & now will be sharing her substantial strength & spirit to this first of its kind dedicated digital archive devoted to our Black Queer LGBTQIA+/Civil Rights pioneer (& other folx whose stories have gone far too long untold). This substantial online platform will serve alongside its physical counterpart here at BRCSJ HQ HQ to illuminate the life & legacy of our namesake whose history was tragically erased for decades & preserving & protecting all our stories henceforth in the process. These archival materials are shaped to share significant stories that honor Rustin’s impact & pushes our Center’s pursuit of truly intersectional social & racial justice as is the quintessential heart of the very tapestry of our meaningful mission. This work is about more than preservation~ it is about justice, truth, & making space for those individuals forgotten & sharing those stories untold for far too long. Our Bayard Rustin Queer History Archive will be publicly intro'd in full force soon so stay tuned true believers & in the meanwhile see all the awesome Angelic Troublemakers who work in community, camaraderie, & co-conspiracy to move us forward in these tender times https://www.rustincenter.org/ourteam WELCOME @RustinCenter team member Shaquana Chief Curator of the Bayard Rustin Queer History Archive Served community this summer as Intern Extraordinaire here at BRCSJ HQ & proved herself to no doubt be that inspirational individual to promote this long-gestating project powerfully amplifying our heretofore untold quintessential queer stories. Her wonderful work, clarity of vision, & passionate voice inspired us to hire her to move forward on this impactful initiative & even moreso our meaningful journey together. A nontraditional Princeton undergrad with an Associate’s Degree in Human Services from Bronx Community College as well as Co-Founding TheSchoolGirl Inc., a nonprofit organization that empowers young women through educational wellness workshops & community-building, & now will be sharing her substantial strength & spirit to this first of its kind dedicated digital archive devoted to our Black Queer LGBTQIA+/Civil Rights pioneer (& other folx whose stories have gone far too long untold). This substantial online platform will serve alongside its physical counterpart here at BRCSJ HQ HQ to illuminate the life & legacy of our namesake whose history was tragically erased for decades & preserving & protecting all our stories henceforth in the process. These archival materials are shaped to share significant stories that honor Rustin’s impact & pushes our Center’s pursuit of truly intersectional social & racial justice as is the quintessential heart of the very tapestry of our meaningful mission. This work is about more than preservation~ it is about justice, truth, & making space for those individuals forgotten & sharing those stories untold for far too long. Our Bayard Rustin Queer History Archive will be publicly intro'd in full force soon so stay tuned true believers & in the meanwhile see all the awesome Angelic Troublemakers who work in community, camaraderie, & co-conspiracy to move us forward in these tender times https://www.rustincenter.org/ourteam
August 26, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Happy BRCSJ Boardaversary @drpenieljoseph.bsky.social
As Vice Prez @rustincenter.bsky.social Board, Director of Center for Study of Race & Democracy, Black Power scholar & author, your work embodies our intersectional mission to carry on legacy of LGBTQIA & Civil Rights Queer Pioneer Bayard Rustin
Happy BRCSJ Boardaversary Dr. Peniel Joseph! As Vice Prez of our Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice Board of Directors, Founding Director at the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy, one of our nation's leading Black Power scholars, & a NYT best-sellin' author to boot, you embody our extraordinary work to carry on the intersectional legacy of LGBTQIA+ & Civil Rights Black Queer Pioneer Bayard Rustin, & we are honored by your continued belief & stalwart support of our meaningful mission in community, camaraderie, & co-conspiracy... You indeed inspire us all to move forward in powerful ways each & every day in the Beautiful Struggle~ Thanx for all you do & all you are! Basic Books The LBJ School of Public Affairs History Department - University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin Division of Campus and Community Engagement Seal Press
August 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Queer History alert, kids!
@barackobama.bsky.social awards Harvey Milk Presidential Medal of Freedom
Celebrate Harvey Milk today by being loud & proud
Of how you identify
Of whom you love
Of who you are!
In his name & in his honor, let us love each other that much more...
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Queer History alert, kids! On this day, President Barack Obama awarded the late Harvey Milk the Presidential Medal of Freedom, bequeathing the honor to his inspirational-in-his-own-right nephew Stuart Milk Celebrate Harvey Milk today by being loud & proud Of how you identify Of whom you love Of who you are! In his name & in his honor, let us love each other that much more...
August 12, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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On this day @barackobama.bsky.social announced Bayard Rustin would receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously
The honor indeed wonderful but far too long in coming...
On this day we @rustincenter.bsky.social pledge to fight that much harder to make sure no one is ever left behind again!
On this day Barack Obama announced our inspirational namesake Bayard Rustin would receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously, given to his partner (& our BRCSJ Board Member Emeritus!) the wonderful Walter Naegle, 26 years after his passing. Whereas we fully appreciate President Obama's acknowledgement & the honor indeed wonderful, it was far too long in coming. On this day our Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice pledges to fight that much harder to make sure no member of any of our beautifully diverse intersectional communities is ever left behind again!
August 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM