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*Netflix has dropped the trailer for “ Rustin,” a new film from Higher Ground, the production company founded by Barack and Michelle Obama. As we reported previously, “Rustin” tells the story of charismatic, gay, civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, who overcame an onslaught of obstacles and altered the course of American history by organizing […]

Photograph of Bayard Rustin *New York, NY, – Logo today announced that civil rights icon Martin Luther King III, the son of Martin Luther King, Jr., will pay tribute to the late gay civil rights pioneer Bayard Rustin at the 2015 Logo “Trailblazer Honors” on Saturday, June 27 at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Raven Symoné, […]

  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by LGBT (@lgbt) *Surprise! Look who showed up at the screening of Netflix’s “ Rustin” at the inaugural HBCU First Look Film Festival Friday night in Washington, D.C. None other than  Barack Obama and Michelle Obama. “It’s great to see even more of you since […]

Colman Domingo (Photo: Raul Romo) We’ve just learned about “ Rustin,” a new film coming from Higher Ground, the production company founded by Barack and Michelle Obama in association with Netflix. “Rustin” tells the story of charismatic, gay, civil rights activist Bayard Rustin, who overcame an onslaught of obstacles, and altered the course of […]

[…] – EURweb screenshot EUR was on the red carpet and talked with Golden Globe nominees Coleman Domingo and Lenny Kravitz about the necessity for the film “ Rustin” and Lenny’s song, “Road to Freedom,” that closes the film. Kravitz shared that being at the awards was “exciting because it was an opportunity to share […]

[…] list of favorite movies for 2023. TooFab reports #44 released his compilation of favorite films on Wednesday (Dec. 27) via Instagram. Features making the cut include: “ Rustin,” “Leave the World Behind,” “American Symphony,” “The Holdovers,” “Blackberry,” “Oppenheimer,” “American Fiction,” “Anatomy of a Fall,” “Monster,” “Past Lives,” “Air,” “Polite Society” and “A Thousand and […]

[…] YEAR NOMINEES  Colman Domingo Fantasia Barrino Halle Bailey Keke Palmer Usher MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES  Outstanding Motion Picture American Fiction (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios) Origin (NEON) Rustin (Netflix) The Color Purple (Warner Bros. Pictures) They Cloned Tyrone (Netflix) Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Colman Domingo – “Rustin” (Netflix) Denzel Washington – “The […]

Before Same Sex Marriage There Was Adoption: Matt Wolf’s ‘Bayard & Me’ Documentary Tells How Bayard Rustin Legalized His Relationship *In “Bayard & Me,” award-winning filmmaker Matt Wolf shares the little-known story of civil rights activist Bayard Rustin and the lengths he went to legalize his relationship with his partner Walter Naegle. The civil rights […]

[…] (Earl Martin, Taden Page, and Julian Floyd)   FILM & TELEVISION Ashton Pina — Director, Producer & Writer (Nana’s Boys on Showtime)  Colman Domingo – Actor/Writer/Producer ( Rustin, The Color Purple, You Are Here, Fat Ham) Dennis Williams – SVP, Corporate Affairs & Corporate Social  Dewayne Perkins – Screenwriter & Star of The Blackening  […]

[…] who has received praise and accolades for eclectic roles in projects like HBO’s “Euphoria” and Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln,” Domingo delivered a powerhouse performance as unsung activist Bayard Rustin in last year’s Netflix film “Rustin.” With his nomination, Domingo is the first Afro-Latino to be nominated for a Best Lead Actor Academy Award. He is […]

[…] the show and the streamer – on Saturday, Feb. 24. MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Bradley Cooper, “Maestro” Colman Domingo, “ Rustin” Paul Giamatti, “The Holdovers” Cillian Murphy, “Oppenheimer” Jeffrey Wright, “American Fiction” Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role Annette Bening, “Nyad” Lily Gladstone, “Killers of the Flower Moon” […]

Colman Domingo- RUSTIN *Colman Domingo is reportedly being considered to replace Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  According to film insider Daniel Richtman, Domingo tops the list of frontrunners to take over the Kang role, Complex reports. “Colman Domingo as Kang would have me instantly bought back in,” one […]

[…] actress for her role in Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Colman Domingo is the first Afro-Latino nominated for Best Actor for his performance as “ Rustin” in the Netflix civil rights drama. Jeffrey Wright was nominated in the same category for “American Fiction,” while his co-star Sterling K. Brown was nominated for […]

[…] the Flower Moon Maestro Oppenheimer Past Lives Poor Things Saltburn BEST ACTOR Bradley Cooper – Maestro Leonardo DiCaprio – Killers of the Flower Moon Colman Domingo – Rustin Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction BEST ACTRESS Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon Sandra Hüller […]

[…] SPAENY (PRISCILLA) BEST PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA BRADLEY COOPER (MAESTRO) LEONARDO DICAPRIO (KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON) COLMAN DOMINGO ( RUSTIN) BARRY KEOGHAN (SALTBURN) CILLIAN MURPHY (OPPENHEIMER) ANDREW SCOTT (ALL OF US STRANGERS) BEST PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – MUSICAL OR COMEDY […]