Oprah Winfrey took time before the Golden Globes ceremony to clear the air regarding her relationship with woefully underappreciated (and underpaid) actress Taraji P. Henson, who stars in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical adaption of The Color Purple, which Winfrey is the executive producer of. Since the Empire star kept it real about […]
Actress Taraji P. Henson has been a major publicity run with the cast of The Color Purple and for most of it, the actresses were expressing a united front of feel-good Black girl magic. But that’s until Gayle King, interviewing Henson, Danielle Brooks and director, Blitz Bazawule, asked her about a rumor that she wanted […]
“This series is about identity, culture and legacy, beauty, strength, and joy,” Tracee Ellis Ross said in a release.
As reported by various outlets, Nia DaCosta has been chosen to direct the film adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates' debut novel, "The Water Dancer." Winfrey's Harpo Films will be produce the movie, along with MGM Studios, Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment, and Maceo-Lyn, which is Coates' own media company.
On May 1 at 8 p.m. ET, the Smithsonian Channel will air a new docufilm titled "The Color of Care." Produced in with Harpo Productions, it shows how the pandemic revealed the role truly plays in U.S. healthcare. Oprah asks: "What if I told you the biggest indicator of how long you're going to live is your zip code?"
Kaepernick's helping make a difference.
Oprah has been steadfast in her support of HBCU’s and education for all of Blacks, and minorities. On September 28th, Oprah made another generous monetary donation to education. She decided to donate $1.15 million to the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) according to The Charlotte Observer. The 17th annual Maya Angelou’s Women Who Lead Luncheon […]
"...you better have that empathy for everybody."
A North Carolina teen was accepted to 113 colleges with over $4 million in scholarships.
This is some "divine" intervention.
