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Because same-sex marriage was illegal at the time, Rustin legally adopted Naegle in 1982 (an instance of same-sex adult adoption). The two were together for a decade until Rustin's death in 1987. [8] Rustin's obituary in The New York Times does not mention the partnership, describing Naegle as his "administrative assistant and adopted son". [9]
On Feb. 10, 2007, an Illinois senator announced he would seek the Democratic nomination in the 2008 presidential election. This is that historic speech. Barack Obama announces presidential ...
Obama left Illinois, expecting the session would continue into January. However, a crucial vote took place earlier than expected, failing by five votes with Obama and others absent. Obama came under fire for missing the vote though he said he would have flown back sooner, but his 18-month-old daughter was sick. [ 1 ]
In November 1994, U.S. Representative Mel Reynolds was re-elected to Illinois's 2nd congressional district despite being indicted for sexual assault and sexual abuse.Both Alice Palmer, Illinois State Senator for the 13th district Illinois Senate seat, [4] [5] as well as Jesse Jackson, Jr., 29-year-old son of Jesse Jackson Sr., showed interest in challenging Reynolds for his seat in the 1996 ...
President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama and "Rustin" star Colman Domingo made a surprise appearance at the opening night of the inaugural HBCU First Look Film Festival in Washington, D.C.
Frances Fox Piven, professor of political science and sociology at the Graduate Center at the City University of New York [373] Samantha Power , professor at Harvard University and Pulitzer Prize -winner [ 200 ]
Obama and Raul Castro reversed over 60 years of tension between the U.S. and Cuba by restoring diplomatic ties. 4. He urged states in 2013 to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour.
At the White House ceremony on November 20, 2013, President Obama presented Rustin's award to Walter Naegle, his partner of ten years at the time of Rustin's death. [ 7 ] In 2014, Rustin was one of the inaugural honorees in the Rainbow Honor Walk , a walk of fame in San Francisco's Castro neighborhood noting LGBTQ people who have "made ...