June 2

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (DC Public Library)
901 G Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20001

Brought to you by Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library (DC Public Library)

Praised as “electrifying” (MetroWeekly), “powerful and startling” (The Advocate), and “beautifully crafted” (Boston Globe), the award-winning documentary BROTHER OUTSIDER illuminates the life and work of Bayard Rustin — a mentor to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and chief organizer of the historic 1963 March on Washington who dared to live as an out gay man during a fiercely homophobic era.

Join the film’s co-director Bennett Singer, Bayard Rustin’s life partner Walter Naegle, Rachelle Horowitz, Terrance Woodbury and Nii-Quartelai Quartey in conversation with journalist Richard Fowler for a post-screening discussion of Rustin’s life and legacy.

About The Film
Since its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and national broadcasts on PBS and Logo, BROTHER OUTSIDER has introduced millions of viewers around the world to the life and work of Bayard Rustin — a visionary strategist and activist who has been called “the unknown hero” of the civil rights movement.

A disciple of Gandhi, a mentor to Martin Luther King Jr., and the architect of the 1963 March on Washington, Rustin dared to live as an out gay man during the fiercely homophobic 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. BROTHER OUTSIDER chronicles Rustin’s activism for racial and economic justice, peace, and equality for LGBTQ Americans while illuminating why he has been erased from history.

The recipient of more than 25 awards and honors, BROTHER OUTSIDER has been shown at The United Nations, The Kennedy Center, and The British Museum, as well as by the NAACP, The Urban League, Human Rights Campaign, GLSEN, Amnesty International, and hundreds of schools, libraries, museums, labor gatherings, faith communities, and non-profit organizations working to promote racial justice and LGBTQ equality.

Sponsored by the DC Public Library Foundation, the Bayard Baldwin Institute and the Capital Pride Alliance