08/28/2026
THE MARCH. THE MOVEMENT. THE MAN BEHIND IT.
On August 28, 1963, more than 250,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C. for the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom—a defining moment in the movement for Black freedom and equality.
Today, we remember the march, and we proudly honor one of its chief architects: Bro. Bayard Rustin.
Rustin was a brilliant strategist, organizer, activist, and unapologetically gay Black man whose leadership was essential to making the March on Washington possible. Though history too often pushed him to the margins, his fingerprints remain all over the movement.
As members of Delta Phi Upsilon Fraternity, Inc., we are proud to claim Bro. Bayard Rustin as an Honorary Member and to carry forward a legacy that reminds us that our Blackness, our q***rness, our leadership, and our service have always had the power to move the world.
Today, we honor the march.
We honor the movement.
And we honor Bro. Bayard Rustin.
Radical Brotherhood. Relentless Service.