Comments on: On Trustin’ Rustin http://stateofthereunion.com/on-trustin-rustin State of the Re:Union is a new Public Radio show that examines what makes a community and the resonating themes that unite us as a country. Thu, 04 Aug 2011 02:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: yahya shabazz http://stateofthereunion.com/on-trustin-rustin/comment-page-1#comment-6500 yahya shabazz Mon, 17 Jan 2011 16:40:41 +0000 http://stateofthereunion.com/?p=439#comment-6500 The piece you did on Bayard Rustin's life was an excellent presentation. However, the part of his personal life of his being gay, I don't think was necessary. His private life had nothing to do with his contribution to the movement. I'm sure that some of those who opposed the movement was gay also. No one knew of his private life at this level until you outed him. I know that the gay movement have tried to equate their cause with that of the civil rights movement, and maybe this was the reason you presented an otherwise great representation of this highly respect person in this manner. In terms of legitimacy, the gay movement and the civil rights movement are not even on the same planet. Let's respect the man for the great contribution he made to society, leave his personal life out. The piece you did on Bayard Rustin’s life was an excellent presentation. However, the part of his personal life of his being gay, I don’t think was necessary. His private life had nothing to do with his contribution to the movement. I’m sure that some of those who opposed the movement was gay also. No one knew of his private life at this level until you outed him. I know that the gay movement have tried to equate their cause with that of the civil rights movement, and maybe this was the reason you presented an otherwise great representation of this highly respect person in this manner. In terms of legitimacy, the gay movement and the civil rights movement are not even on the same planet. Let’s respect the man for the great contribution he made to society, leave his personal life out.

]]> By: Shaun Nethercott http://stateofthereunion.com/on-trustin-rustin/comment-page-1#comment-175 Shaun Nethercott Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:27:43 +0000 http://stateofthereunion.com/?p=439#comment-175 I listened to the piece on WDET yesterday and really enjoyed it. I knew of Bayard Rustin's critical work on the 1963 march on Washington, but knew little of the rest of his life. Thank you so much for creating such a vivid and humane picture of this remarkable human. I now think that he is due a Matrix giant hero puppet (like his mentor A. Philip Randolph, his colleague Martin Luther King, and the organizer Ella Baker). After we build Justin Dart, (the father of the ADA), Bayard is next. Thank you for the inspiration. I listened to the piece on WDET yesterday and really enjoyed it. I knew of Bayard Rustin’s critical work on the 1963 march on Washington, but knew little of the rest of his life. Thank you so much for creating such a vivid and humane picture of this remarkable human.

I now think that he is due a Matrix giant hero puppet (like his mentor A. Philip Randolph, his colleague Martin Luther King, and the organizer Ella Baker). After we build Justin Dart, (the father of the ADA), Bayard is next. Thank you for the inspiration.

]]> By: Alison Scott http://stateofthereunion.com/on-trustin-rustin/comment-page-1#comment-107 Alison Scott Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:07:01 +0000 http://stateofthereunion.com/?p=439#comment-107 Thanks for this magnificent presentation - and for introducing me to this wonderful person. What an inspiration Bayard Rustin now is to me! I'm going to buy the DVD of his life now, called "Brother Outsider." I am indebted to him and to you. Thanks for this magnificent presentation – and for introducing me to this wonderful person. What an inspiration Bayard Rustin now is to me! I’m going to buy the DVD of his life now, called “Brother Outsider.” I am indebted to him and to you.

]]> By: Ranya Alexander MD http://stateofthereunion.com/on-trustin-rustin/comment-page-1#comment-96 Ranya Alexander MD Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:42:53 +0000 http://stateofthereunion.com/?p=439#comment-96 I had not heard Bayard's voice for over thirty years but hearing your program via KPBS radio San Diego, I was delighted and moved. Bayard was to me the model of what a real man should be: mentally strong, kind, disciplined, tactical, humorous, loving. He persuaded me that our mutual friend ( my school buddy) Stokely Carmichael did not have a lock on the many ways a Black man could contribute to freeing his people. I, along with several friends, volunteered in the 125th street offices of A. Philip Randolph under Bayard during those vital days in 1962-3 leading up to The March. Oxford accent, sleeves rolled up, cigarette in hand. he told me "when this is done (the March) you get back to school to carry out the next phase of this work". I listened to him then and today during your presentation and the tears came with the smile. Thank you so much. I had not heard Bayard’s voice for over thirty years but hearing your program via KPBS radio San Diego, I was delighted and moved. Bayard was to me the model of what a real man should be: mentally strong, kind, disciplined, tactical, humorous, loving. He persuaded me that our mutual friend ( my school buddy) Stokely Carmichael did not have a lock on the many ways a Black man could contribute to freeing his people. I, along with several friends, volunteered in the 125th street offices of A. Philip Randolph under Bayard during those vital days in 1962-3 leading up to The March. Oxford accent, sleeves rolled up, cigarette in hand. he told me “when this is done (the March) you get back to school to carry out the next phase of this work”. I listened to him then and today during your presentation and the tears came with the smile. Thank you so much.

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