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The Color Purple Trailer Showcases the Character Depth, Layered Story of the Musical
Fantasia Barrino; Danielle Brooks; Colman Domingo; and Taraji P. Henson star in the film, which hits theaters Christmas Day.
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Recasting Succession With Black Celebs
HBO’s Succession will likely dominate the Golden Globes, so we brought back your favorite gallery, the recasting of the Roys with actors of a darker hue.
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Oprah Winfrey Gets Emotional While Visiting The Color Purple Set
‘It took The Color Purple to get me to finally leave my house,’ Winfrey joked.
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David Oyelowo to Star in Yellowstone Spinoff About Bass Reeves
The forthcoming series is expected to live on Paramount+ some time this year.
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Jon Batiste Tapped for The Color Purple Movie Musical
The Grammy-winning artist will be joined by fellow costars Taraji P. Henson, Danielle Brooks, Colman Domingo Fantasia Taylor and more.
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Ciara Joins the Cast of The Color Purple Movie Musical
The “1, 2 Step” singer joins the star-studded film’s cast as Adult Nettie.
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Every Black Actor to Win an Oscar
A star-studded list of history-making men who have won Academy Awards for Best Actor or Best Supporting Actor.
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ABFF Honors 2020: Louis Gossett Jr. and Lena Waithe to Receive Special Hollywood Trailblazer Honors
Just about every award ceremony hands out awards, then also hands out extra special awards that stand out from the routine awards. For example, the Golden Globes have their Cecil B. DeMille Award and the Grammys have their Lifetime Achievement Award. The blackest film festival to ever do it, the American Black Film Festival (ABFF)…
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How ‘The Case for Reparations’ by Ta-Nehisi Coates Inspired Damon Lindelof in Watchmen
Writer’s Note: Major spoilers ahead for Season 1 of Watchmen, including the season finale. What has been heralded as one of the greatest seasons of television has now ended and we’re still left with a bunch to unpack. HBO’s Watchmen is one of those shows that leaves you thirsty and obsessed with revisiting every missed…
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She’s Our Hero: In HBO’s Watchmen, Regina King Kicks White Supremacist Ass
Black women do it again. In HBO’s Watchmen, the queen, Regina King, plays Angela Abar, a superhero who kicks white supremacist ass. We stan. For the record, Regina King has always been a superhero in our eyes—only difference is that this time, Hollywood gave her a flyyy (presumably) leather ‘fit, a rosary, and a mask.…