Background
Rushing, Byron Douglas was born on July 29, 1942 in New York City.
Rushing, Byron Douglas was born on July 29, 1942 in New York City.
Associate of Arts (honorary), Roxbury (Massachusetts) Community College, 1989; Doctor of Divinity (honorary), Episcopal Divinity School, 1994.
President, Museum Afro American History, Boston, 1972-1985;
state representative, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, since 1983;
chair insurance committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, 1995-1997;
vice chair redistricting, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, 1993-1997;
member ways & means committee, transportation committee, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, since 1997. Former chair Committee on Local Affairs, Committee on Counties, chair public svc.com. Member Congressional Redistricting committee.
Board directors Environmental Diversity Forum.
Active St. John's St. James's Parish, Roxbury, Massachusetts. Past president Episcopalian Urban Caucus, Episcopalian City Mission. Member standing committee Diocese of Massachusetts, since 1994.
Lay deputy to general conference Episcopalian Church, since 1973. Chaplain House of Deps., 1994. Former member program, budget and finance committee, commission on status of women Epis.
Division School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, member planning and arrangements committee. Lecturer in studies in contemporary society. Member American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts (board directors), Roxbury History Society (president since 1969), Roxbury Heritage State Park Advisory Board (vice chairman), Environmental Diversity Forum (board directors, advisory board Calvert Social Invest.
Son of William and Linda (Turpin) R. (divorced 1972); 1 child: Osula Evadne.