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Colman Domingo on ‘Rustin’, ‘The Color Purple’ and giving himself “permission to create”

By 2024-01-30T13:12:00

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Source: Source: David Lee for Netflix

Civil-rights activist Bayard Rustin was a man ahead of his time. Colman Domingo tells Screen why the role of the gay political organiser — who was challenged by the homophobia of his era — was one he was born to play.

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