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 […]

Taraji P. Henson and Danielle Brooks speak with CassiusLife about their huge roles in The Color Purple.

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 […]

Well ahead of its Christmas Release, Warner Bros. delivered our first look at the "bold new take" of Alice Walker's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

Taraji P. Henson has locked in a major guest role on Abbott Elementary. 'Variety' first reported that Henson will appear on the show as Janine's mother, Vanetta.

The Hidden Figures star has accomplished plenty on-screen. However, her notable achievements off-screen have made her this year's worthy recipient of the institution's LHD.

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Taraji P. Henson, and Chris Paul were among the 18 people appointed to President Biden's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The nine men and nine women have diverse backgrounds and will advise Biden on increasing "the capacity of HBCUs to provide the highest-quality education to its students and continue serving as engines of opportunity."

Emmy-nominated actress Taraji P. Henson made an appearance on Kevin Hart‘s new show, Hart to Heart, to talk about the taboo nature of mental health in the Black community and her own personal struggles led her to create The Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation (BLHF), named after her late father. “I started the foundation because when […]

The Well

It’s been a long time coming, but the year that never seemed like it would end is (finally) about to end. Insert praise dance.  CASSIUS is definitely looking forward to 2018— and we know we’re not alone. Anyway, to tide us over, we’ve been ruminating on some of the things we’re looking forward to. Movies […]