LOS ANGELES -- "The Color Purple" tells some powerful and poignant stories of women coming into their own. Along the way, we meet the men in their lives. Colman Domingo plays Albert "Mister" Johnson ...

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 ...

Me, then a bookish young teen read Alice Walker's marvelous The Color Purple. In Celie's letters, I discover a Black girl's voice and subjectivity that resonates with an unspoken longing in my lonely, ...

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This year marks 40 years since the “The Color Purple” hit theaters. Two writers from “The Root” debate whether you can call ...

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In the original 1985 film, Whoopi Goldberg played Celie. More than 30 years later, Fantasia Barrino takes on the dynamic character in a new musical adaptation. In 1985, Whoopi Goldberg introduced fans ...

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Correspondent. "CBS News Sunday Morning" and "48 Hours" Tracy Smith is an award-winning correspondent for "CBS News Sunday Morning" and "48 Hours," who joined CBS News in 2000. Smith has covered a ...

3 ICYMI: Next On Stage: Season 5- Meet the Top 5 4 ICYMI: Meet the Next On Stage: Season 6 Finalists Based on Walker’s novel we follow Celie (Mariah Lyttle), a young black woman in a rural Georgia ...