The Color Purple

Danielle Brooks, Taraji P. Henson, Fantasia Barrino, Oprah Winfrey, and Blitz Bazawule.

SPEAKING UP

‘Color Purple’ Cast: Oprah Saved Us From Bad Set Conditions

Actresses credited Oprah for intervening on their behalf but said things ought to have been better from the start.

Mark Alfred

A photo illustration of Danielle Brooks with an Oscar statuette

HELL YES

Give Danielle Brooks an Oscar Right Now

Everything we can’t stop loving, hating, and thinking about this week in pop culture.

Kevin Fallon

BANNED

‘Color Purple’ Removed From Schools Under New Florida Law

Alice Walker’s classic is among 673 titles taken out of Orange County classrooms to comply with Gov. Ron DeSantis’ law requiring schools to remove “sexual content” from shelves.

Kate Briquelet

BAD STAY

Fantasia Says Airbnb Host Kicked Her Out in Racist Incident

“The treatment we received was due to the color of our skin,” she wrote on X.

Corbin Bolies

BIG SCREEN

Oprah Unveils Cast of ‘The Color Purple’ Musical Movie

Winfrey said that “The Color Purple” had been “a vehicle for magic and purpose in my life.”

Tim Teeman

‘A WALKING MASTERCLASS’

Broadway’s Lawrence Clayton Dead at 64 After Cancer Battle

Clayton passed away Nov. 2 after a two-year battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer.

Patricia Kelly Yeo

The Color Purple

‘Color Purple’ Cast: Oprah Saved Us From Bad Set Conditions

Give Danielle Brooks an Oscar Right Now

‘Color Purple’ Removed From Schools Under New Florida Law

Fantasia Says Airbnb Host Kicked Her Out in Racist Incident

Oprah Unveils Cast of ‘The Color Purple’ Musical Movie

Broadway’s Lawrence Clayton Dead at 64 After Cancer Battle

‘Girls Trip’ Is a Celebration of Black Female Sexuality

Elizabeth Banks Gets Dragged Over ‘The Color Purple’

Purple Is the New Black

Broadway’s Epic Prince Tributes

Rosie’s Rage Lawsuit Started Over ISIS?