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In Newly Found Audio, A Forgotten Civil Rights Leader Says Coming Out 'Was An Absolute Necessity'

American civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, pictured in 1964, as spokesman for the Citywide Committee for Integration, at the organization's headquarters, Silcam Presbyterian Church in New York City. Patrick A. Burns/New York Times Co./Getty Images hide caption

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In Newly Found Audio, A Forgotten Civil Rights Leader Says Coming Out 'Was An Absolute Necessity'

Bayard Rustin was an adviser to Martin Luther King Jr. and the organizer behind the 1963 March on Washington. And though he was gay, his legacy remains little known among many in the LGBTQ community.

If A Worm Makes You Sick, Can This Cup Of Tea Cure You?

Tea made from the wormwood plant. Wormwood tea has been used as a remedy for fever, liver and gall bladder ailments — and now it's being tested for the flatworm infection schistosomiasis. BIOSPHOTO hide caption

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If A Worm Makes You Sick, Can This Cup Of Tea Cure You?

by Jason Beaubien

3 min

If A Worm Makes You Sick, Can This Cup Of Tea Cure You?

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Latest Baltimore Police Chief Candidate Drops Bid Amid Relentless Turnover

Fort Worth Police Chief Joel Fitzgerald was the nominee to become Baltimore's next police commissioner. Fort Worth Star-Telegram/TNS via Getty Images hide caption

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Latest Baltimore Police Chief Candidate Drops Bid Amid Relentless Turnover

by Brakkton Booker

5 min

Latest Baltimore Police Chief Candidate Drops Bid Amid Relentless Turnover

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In Newly Found Audio, A Forgotten Civil Rights Leader Says Coming Out 'Was An Absolute Necessity'

American civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, pictured in 1964, as spokesman for the Citywide Committee for Integration, at the organization's headquarters, Silcam Presbyterian Church in New York City. Patrick A. Burns/New York Times Co./Getty Images hide caption

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In Newly Found Audio, A Forgotten Civil Rights Leader Says Coming Out 'Was An Absolute Necessity'

by Michel Martin, Emma Bowman

9 min

In Newly Found Audio, A Forgotten Civil Rights Leader Says Coming Out 'Was An Absolute Necessity'

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