in the Power universe, multiple Black queer characters are not caricatures or void of complexity. Instead, they are the core drivers of the plot and prompt character development for others. Their queerness is as apparent as their Blackness.

In this episode of The Reckoning, we talk to Senior Editor, Dr. Deion Hawkins about the historic Best Actor Academy Award nomination for Colman Domingo, who portrayed Bayard Rustin in the 2023's biopic, ‘Rustn’.