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Best Of: Colman Domingo On 'Rustin' / Cord Jefferson On 'American Fiction'
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Length:
47 minutes
Released:
Dec 16, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
Colman Domingo stars in the biopic Rustin as Bayard Rustin, the civil rights leader responsible for organizing the 1963 March on Washington. Rustin was forced into the background because he was gay. Domingo is also starring in The Color Purple, as Mister, the abusive husband. Maureen Corrigan shares her picks for the 10 best books of the year.Also, writer and director Cord Jefferson talks about his new satirical film American Fiction. It's about a Black writer who can't get his novel published because it's not considered "Black enough." Under a pseudonym, he writes the kind of Black novel publishers seem to want.
Released:
Dec 16, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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