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Colman Domingo Recalls Speaking to Barack Obama About His ‘Rustin’ Character: “Didn’t Even Know This Could Happen”

Domingo plays Bayard Rustin, the civil rights activist and master planner behind 1963's March on Washington.

Colman Domingo shared this week what former President Barack Obama told him about his Rustin character’s influence on modern-day politics. The film, released on Netflix in November 2023, takes place during the weeks leading up to the historic march and explores Rustin’s identity as a gay Black man. Domingo added that he loves the way the film turned into a “personal” and “intimate character study” of Rustin’s humanity: “He was joyful.

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