King Arthur Flour is getting boycotted—after conservatives discover it has a baking program for people of color

King Arthur Baking Company is coming under fire from conservatives for holding a competition exclusively for people of color-owned businesses and brands. According to the company’s website, “Baking Pitchfest 2024” offers a product edition geared toward baking brands founded and owned by people of color across the U.S., and a bakery edition, which focuses on …

‘The Color Purple’ Star Colman Domingo Remembers His ‘Sweet’ First On-Screen Kiss With, You Guessed It, Paul Rudd

Getty Image In theory, a holiday movie starring Paul Rudd, Paul Giamatti, and Sally Hawkins should be an instant classic, but that’s also what they said about Wonka and look how that turned out. But it exists, and it’s called All Is Bright, a comedy/drama from 2013. While the film was a standard, run-of-the-mill Christmas …

After his daughter was born with the 'wrong' eye and hair color, a dad demanded a DNA test

The presumed father of a newborn baby was skeptical of his paternity after the baby girl was born with blonde hair and blue eyes. He and his wife of two years have brown hair and brown eyes, so he thought there was no chance it was his child. The wife reassured her husband that they …

A 10-panel comic explores a subtle kind of racism many people of color experience.

If we’re being honest, we all make assumptions about other people, right? We look at their skin, their clothes, and their car, and we make guesses about them that we don’t even realize we’re making. Everyone does it. You ask a pregnant female coworker if she’ll keep working after the baby is born — but …

Colman Domingo Reveals Rejected Audition Based On Color

Colman Domingo Reveals Rejected Audition Based On Color Rustin has earned Colman three nominations, including a Golden Globe for Best Actor for his role as civil rights activist Bayard Rustin. The musical adaptation of The Color Purple opened on Christmas Day and earned a whopping $18 million on its first day, making it the second …

‘The Color Purple’ Screenwriter Explains The Meaning Behind The ‘Perfect’ Whoopi Goldberg Cameo

Getty Image In the 1985 version of The Color Purple, Whoopi Goldberg portrayed Cellie, a role which secured her an Oscar nom. For the 2023 remake, the crew wanted Goldberg to be a part of the production, though they didn’t know exactly how to incorporate her into the story, and they very well couldn’t just …

Who Does Fantasia Play In ‘The Color Purple?’

Warner Bros. Pictures The Color Purple had a Christmas to remember at the box office. Variety reports that the musical, which grossed $18 million on Monday, had the “largest Christmas Day opening for a film since 2009, and the second-biggest Christmas Day opening of all time” behind only 2009’s Sherlock Holmes. (If there’s one thing …

Was Ciara In The New ‘The Color Purple’ Movie?

Getty Image The new movie adaption of The Color Purple Broadway musical hit theaters yesterday, and now that it’s out, fans on social media have been wondering whether star singer Ciara has a role in the film. The film stars singers like Fantasia Barrino, Halle Bailey, HER (credited under her real name, Gabriela Wilson), and …

When Will ‘The Color Purple’ Be On Streaming?

Warner Bros. The Color Purple is the latest musical adaptation to hit theaters this holiday season (not to be confused with another purple-related musical). Based on the Alice Walker novel of the same name, The Color Purple tells the coming-of-age story of a young woman named Celie Harris, played by Fantasia Barrino, in the American …