ATLANTA, Ga. — In a direct rebuke to efforts to erase Black and LGBTQ+ history, Atlanta has officially proclaimed March 17 as Bayard Rustin Day, honoring the Black gay strategist who helped build the modern Civil Rights Movement but was too often pushed to its margins. Rustin was the chief organizer of the 1963 March […]
Author Archives: Nate Esparza
Nate Esparza is a writer, strategist, and Executive Admin of the Rustin Institute for Leadership Development in Atlanta, Georgia. His work focuses on leadership development, movement infrastructure, and advancing justice across race, gender, and sexuality. A trans and
neurodivergent advocate, Esparza is committed to building systems that support inclusive and
sustainable social change.