Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When Simpsonville native Danielle Brooks was just 6 years old, she began acting in her church's nativity play. And now she is ...

When Simpsonville native Danielle Brooks was just 6 years old, she began acting in her church's nativity play. And now she could be nominated for an Academy Award. During her final two years of high ...

“The Color Purple” is a work that has resonated with the Black community, especially Black women who have overwhelmingly supported the book, the original 1985 film and the Broadway shows. They will ...

The record-breaking opening was likely buoyed by the strength of sistergroup viewings; Greeks, The Links, church women’s ministries and Black girl bookclubs flocked to see the remake of the Broadway ...

The retelling of “The Color Purple,” due to hit theaters on Christmas Day, will either put fresh bruises on our collective psyche or add new shades of understanding to the Black experience, depending ...

Alice Walker’s award-winning novel, The Color Purple, has been at the forefront of conversations about Black trauma since its initial release in 1982. The story, about a young Black girl living in ...

Danielle Brooks, Fantasia Barrino, and Taraji P Henson as Sophia, Celie, and Shug Avery on the poster for The Color Purple Image via Warner Bros. Steven Spielberg's 1985 film The Color Purple drove ...

Ava DuVernay’s time-hopping drama Origin, debut filmmaker Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction, and Blitz Bazawule’s musical take on The Color Purple lead the winners at the 15th annual African American ...

The song list for the upcoming The Color Purple movie musical has revealed what songs from the stage version have been cut for the adaptation. "Somebody Gonna Love You," "Our Prayer," "Big Dog," "Dear ...

Joyful noise filled the Linwood Dunn Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, as guests eagerly awaited to watch the remake of the American masterpiece, The Color Purple on December 3rd. The exclusive ...

Danielle Brooks, Sterling K. Brown, Colman Domingo, Aujanue Ellis-Taylor and Da'Vine Joy Randolph all won prizes for their acting performances. By Tyler Coates Awards Editor American Fiction earned ...