In honor of Black History Month, we are taking a look back at some of the amazing African American groundbreakers we have covered on the podcast. We will also learn more about the origins of Black History Month! We will recount the life stories of four amazing groundbreakers from the 20th century: Bayard Rustin, Audre Lorde, and Mildred & Richard Loving.   Suggested Episodes: Ep34 – Sex & Marriage: Apartheid Ep29 – The Stonewall Uprising   Sources: history.com/topics/black-history/black-history-month https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/02/01/black-history-month-2021-how-celebrate-what-know/4292640001/ https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/section/bhm-heroes/bayard-rustin-gay-man-in-the-civil-rights-movement/ https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/05/us/bayard-rustin-pardon.html https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/100-amazing-facts/who-designed-the-march-on-washington/ https://www.biography.com/activist/bayard-rustin https://makinggayhistory.com/podcast/bayard-rustin/ https://www.familyequality.org/2019/02/01/honoring-an-unsung-lgbtq-hero-bayard-rustin/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayard_Rustin#cite_note-58 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audre_Lorde https://www.nyclgbtsites.org/site/audre-lorde-residence/ http://outhistory.org/exhibits/show/aa-history-month-bios/audre-lorde (more) https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2004-06-13-0406100318-story.html https://poets.org/poet/audre-lorde https://www.biography.com/scholar/audre-lorde https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2017/09/feminist-lesbian-warrior-poet-rediscovering-work-audre-lorde https://www.britannica.com/biography/Audre-Lorde https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitchen_Table:_Women_of_Color_Press#Obstacles https://www.equalityutah.org/blog/item/256-lgbtq-legacy-audre-lorde Janus, S. S., & Janus, C. L. (1993). The Janus report on sexual behavior. New York, NY: Wiley. a href="https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?