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Colman Domingo: "Sing Sing"

 Colman Domingo made an impact in "Passing Strange," then his career didn't unfold the way he wanted. He was close to obtaining a role in "Boardwalk Empire," but, at the last minute, a researcher decided his (Domingo's) skin was not "the right shade of Black." Domingo threatened to quit the arts; his friend, Daniel Breaker, interceded. Next: "The Walking Dead," and remarkable roles in "Zola," "The Color Purple," and "Sing Sing." We are all at least up to our neck in worries--but maybe an incarcerated character is slightly "deeper in sewage." Domingo's protagonist has an artistic background; things were going well until an economic crisis, which led to months of drug-dealing. A murder occurred; Domingo wasn't involved, but he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Exculpatory evidence exists, but no authority figure seems invested in the process of evaluating that evidence. Domingo's c...