Subscribe to stay informed!
Seven Chester County Gen Zers found their place among the 13 talented young professionals doing big things around the Philadelphia suburbs, writes Gina Lizzo for…
Tamika Burton, a Spanish teacher at Collegium Charter School in Exton, is dressing up as African American heroes to honor the historical figures during Black…
A crew of writers at The Philadelphia Inquirer got together and listed the top 50 movies from the Philadelphia area, with a few from Chester…
In addition to the civil rights leader Bayard Rustin, Netflix’s new movie Rustin spotlights another West Chester hero: his grandmother Julia “Ma” Rustin, writes…
On Nov. 20, a galvanizing Bayard Rustin biopic, a West Chester native and gay civil rights activist who organized the 1963 March on Washington will…
Former president Barack Obama wants to see the memory of Bayard Rustin — a gay civil rights leader from West Chester who was instrumental in organizing…
West Chester native Bayard Rustin was the chief architect of the 1963 March on Washington but his contributions were mostly tossed aside by history, writes…
Beginning Sept. 22, Malvern-based theatre People’s Light opens the 2023/24 season with the world premiere of Bonez by acclaimed actor, director, and…
A new film that centers around a West Chester native civil rights icon is set to premier this fall. Rustin is about gay civil rights…
West Chester born Civil Rights leader Bayard Rustin is the architect behind the 1963 March on Washington, where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his momentous…
West Chester native Bayard Rustin is an often-forgotten civil rights activist and gay rights advocate, but his role in the civil rights movement cannot…
West Chester’s Bayard Rustin left behind a legacy in overcoming racism, eliminating poverty, and ending violence that is unmatched by any other African American…
The cast and crew from a new play at People’s Light about civil rights activist Bayard Rustin gathered in West Chester to gain a…
Although his name is not easily recognized beyond Chester County, West Chester native Bayard Rustin is one of the Black visionaries who have shaped the…
Bayard Rustin, a civil rights icon with local roots and a confidante of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has received a posthumous pardon from California…
A new young-adult book, Troublemaker for Justice: The Story of Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the March on Washington, aims to educate younger generations…
After years as an invaluable part of the Civil Rights Movement, West Chester native Bayard Rustin turned his energy to fighting for LGBTQ rights, writes…
Before we send you to this site, please subscribe to our daily newsletter.
