Bayard Rustin, a civil rights leader and co-founder of CORE and SCLC, played a crucial role in the Civil Rights Movement and was a vocal advocate for gay rights, earning him the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously in 2013.

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Richard is a contributing writer with the º¬Ð߲ݴ«Ã½ Informer, focusing on Prince George’s county’s political and business updates alongside sports. He graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County with a B.A. in American Studies and later completed a Master’s Degree in Political Science at Johns Hopkins University.