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Newsweek US
|January 19, 2024
WHEN YOU THINK OF CIVIL RIGHTS LEADERS, ACTIVIST BAYARD RUSTIN isn't usually the first to come to mind. For Colman Domingo, who portrays the title character in Rustin, his lack of inclusion in many history lessons is because he was openly queer.
Domingo says it felt like "someone's actively trying to make sure that I don't know who I am...we were really being gaslit." But once Domingo discovered Rustin's impact, how he was central to organizing the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Rustin "became the North Star. You can be this way if you are true to who you are." Recently, Rustin's contribution to the movement has been gaining recognition. Former President Barack Obama, who produced the film with Michelle Obama, "posthumously gave Rustin the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his work." Domingo's performance is also garnering award consideration, which the actor credits to his "journeyman" career. "I can look at
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