Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Speaks Out on 'Nickel Boys' and Queer Erasure in Hollywood

• Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor stars in 'Nickel Boys', based on a novel by Colson Whitehead.
• Ellis-Taylor stresses the importance of addressing queer erasure in 'The Color Purple'.
• The actress highlights the need for more queer representation by queer actors.
• Ellis-Taylor criticizes the lack of accolades for Ava DuVernay's film 'Origin'.
• She is writing a film about Rosetta Tharpe, a pioneering queer musician.
• Her advocacy includes removing Confederate symbols from the Mississippi flag.
• Ellis-Taylor discusses the burden on Black filmmakers for creating hope narratives.