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UNBELIEVABLE: Alice walker - Caught on Camera

Quote of the day by American social activist Alice Walker: "The most common way people give up their power is by…"

How often do we decide we can't do something before we've even tried? We tell ourselves we have no say, no influence, no real choice, and so we stay quiet, stay put, and let things happen to us. The author and activist Alice Walker put her finger on this exactly.…

The Times of India

‘Excellence’: Smithsonian exhibit celebrates HBCUs amid attacks on Black history

The Smithsonian’s African American history museum has partnered with HBCUs to display archival materials

The Guardian - US

Whoopi Goldberg at 70: her 10 best films – ranked!

The actor and comedian was Oscar-nominated for her film debut 40 years ago, then won an Academy Award just five years later. As she turns 70, we rate Goldberg’s greatest hits

The Guardian - UK

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Let's get real about censorship

In "The Cancel Culture Panic," Adrian Daub shows how a phony panic created the pretext for real book-banning

Salon

Five of the best books about female friendship

Sally Rooney, Alice Walker and Nancy Mitford are among the writers who have charted complex and profound bonds that can last a lifetime

The Guardian - UK

Tyler Perry Celebrates The Color Purple Cast And Usher's Win

Tyler Perry, 'The Color Purple' cast, and Usher celebrate talent and success in a heartwarming event, highlighting the power of storytelling and performanc...

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Hollie McNish: ‘Being a writer didn’t enter my mind – I wanted a job that involved roller-skating’

The poet on discovering Seamus Heaney, revisiting Alice Walker and the joy of Allan Ahlberg

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Making her own "The Color Purple" legacy

Salon talks to the star about bringing her Sofia to the screen, the power of Walker, and diversifying her career

Salon

The latest adaptation of The Color Purple fails its lead character

The Oscar-tipped new hit movie based on Alice Walker’s award-winning novel is frustratingly coy about the queerness of its protaganist

The Guardian - US

5 best movies to watch this weekend on Prime Video, Peacock and Hulu

Not sure what to watch this weekend? Catch The Flash, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and more great movie night hits that just landed on streaming.

Tom’s Guide

I Loved Shug And Celie's Romantic Relationship In 2023's The Color Purple, And The Author Of The Book Explained Why She Did Too

Shug and Celie's romantic relationship is wonderful in 2023's The Color Purple, and the book's author, Alice Walker, loved it.

Cinemablend

Whoopi Goldberg's The Color Purple remake cameo was kept top secret

The US star made her big screen debut in the original 1985 movie, which is based on the novel by Alice Walker, and gained an Oscar nomination for best actress

Evening Standard

The Color Purple Returns: A Grand Musical with Bold Imagination

Get ready for the grand, magical reimagination of The Color Purple! Join the phenomenal cast as they bring Alice Walker's iconic story to life on the big s...

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Finding new dimensions, sisterhood, and healing in ‘The Color Purple’

It’s not a secret that Fantasia Barrino did not want to play Celie again

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The Color Purple musical reboot set to captivate audiences again!

Get ready for the Color Purple reboot as a musical! This timeless film continues to resonate, evoking emotions and inspiring audiences 40 years later. Don'...

Chicago Sun-Times

Powerful ‘Color Purple’ balances heavy drama with exhilarating musical numbers

Fantasia Barrino, Danielle Brooks lead the impressive ensemble playing resilient women who persevere in an unforgiving world.

WEKU

'Everyone walked away with part of themselves healed' – 'The Color Purple' reimagined

Blitz Bazawule's musical re-imagining of the 1982 Alice Walker novel The Color Purple finds new joy among the pain.

The Independent UK

Movie Review: 'The Color Purple' is a stirring big-screen musical powered by its spectacular cast

Exuberant performances from a cast led by Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P

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Purple Reign: From Royalty to Prince, Unraveling the Color's Mystique

Discover the many shades of purple in history, music, and art. From the regal symbolism to Prince's iconic Purple Rain, explore the power of this vibrant c...

The Independent UK

The color purple: It's a new movie and an old hue that's rich in meaning and history

Power, ambition, luxury

The Independent UK

Oprah Winfrey opens up about recent weight loss

Media mogul, 69, previously considered using Ozempic for weight loss as taking the ‘easy way out’

The Independent UK

Oprah Winfrey opens up about recent weight loss after admitting she considered Ozempic

Media mogul, 69, previously considered using Ozempic for weight loss as taking the ‘easy way out’

The Guardian - AU

Racism often lands at your feet when you are unprepared. This column has allowed me to bring my best self to your questions

Educating white folks has been a wonderful byproduct of the column, but it has not been my main focus

The Guardian - UK

Malorie Blackman’s career honoured in British Library exhibition

Show dedicated to the prolific children’s and young adult novelist includes 82 rejection letters alongside her children’s laureate medal

Cinemablend

The Color Purple Has Screened, See What People Are Saying About The Remake Of The Iconic Musical

The Color Purple, starring Fantasia Barrino and Danielle Brooks has screened, and people are taking to social media with their first responses.

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