When Alice Walker’s The Color Purple hit bookshelves in 1982, it blew away critics, became a nationwide bestseller, and endeared itself to readers who found pain and inspiration in its pages. But in ...

In Whit Stillman's daffy college-romance movie, Damsels in Distress, there's an undergrad who skipped pre-K and never learned his colors. The movie milks that gap in this dope's knowledge for all its ...

What do Coretta Scott King's wedding dress, jazz and the middle passage all have in common? Scholar and author Imani Perry explains — it's the color blue. In her new book, Black in Blues: How a Color ...

Colin Kaepernick shares an exclusive first look at I Color Myself Different with PEOPLE, as well as a never-before-seen photo from his childhood Even before Colin Kaepernick took a knee in protest in ...

Before there was a 1985 movie, a musical, or a 2023 movie reboot, there was Alice Walker’s 1982 book, “The Color Purple.” Required reading in many English classes, Walker’s novel is a powerful story ...

Like the first book, "I am a Girl of Color" presents affirming words and images of black and brown children - this time focusing on girls - and increases the number of books in which those children ...