YC Facts: Bayard, A New Musical (Part 1)

Our interns go behind the scenes of "Bayard: A New Musical." This summer production celebrates the life of Bayard Rustin. The musical transports the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960's into the progressive intersectionality of 2018, recognizing the unity of the struggle of all oppressed folk... including our LGBTQ brothers and sisters! It also, recognizes the critical, timely impact of removing Bayard Rustin’s personage from the shadows, into the light of his powerful presence as a gay African-American Civil Rights icon.

The Youth Channel is a production from Manhattan Neighborhood Network's Youth Media Center. The YMC has a mission to develop 21st-century communicators and critical thinkers and provides New York City youth with high-quality media production education classes and training programs to encourage critical analysis of local, national and international social justice issues; community activism; and personal and professional development. The Youth Channel is cablecast Monday through Friday from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on MNN Channel 4. Learn more at http://www.mnn.org/youtheducation.