The 'Fear the Walking Dead' actor says the killing of George Floyd provides added urgency to address the particular obstacles facing Black men.
And the award for best timing in the creation of a new award goes to: the Colman Domingo Award.
Domingo, 50, may be best known for “Fear of the Walking Dead” and other TV and movie work, including a supporting role in the upcoming Netflix film version of August Wilson’s play “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” with Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman. But Domingo also has a long, distinguished theater career as an actor, playwright, director and producer. When the Vineyard Theatre in New York honored his work with a gala a year ago, Domingo said he felt moved to give something back.
And so he and Sarah Stern, one of the Vineyard’s artistic directors, set about creating the Colman Domingo Award, which was announced last month. It provides a multifaceted African American who identifies as male with $5,000, studio space, mentoring and other support. “I looked around and saw that there were not a lot of award opportunities to support the work of African American men or male-identified persons,” Domingo said. “It’s time for that. I wanted to support the next generation of artists, creating something I wish had existed when I was a young artist.”Stern said that they had a conversation about the gender specifications of the award and that Domingo “felt so strongly about the particular obstacles for Black men and male-identifying artists.
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