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The Cast of ‘The Color Purple’ Covers Essence Magazine’s Holiday Issue
The gorgeous cast of The Color Purple adaptation graces the cover of Essence Magazine’s November/December holiday issue. The star-studded lineup includes Black Hollywood heavy-hitters Danielle Brooks, H.E.R., Fantasia Barino, and Taraji P. Henson.
The Color Purple was first published as a novel in 1983. In 1995, it was turned into a movie depicting the story of African American women’s struggles during the early 1900s. The empowering tale has also been told through a Broadway musical and is now being remade into a feature that fuses the book, the original movie, and the Broadway play. The film features a stellar cast that includes the ladies on the cover of Essence and more notable celebrities such as Halle Bailey as young Nettie, Ciara as adult Nettie, Phylicia Pearl Mpasi as young Celie, and Colman Domingo as Mister.
Essence Magazine had this to say about the shoot: During our ESSENCE cover shoot, Oprah Winfrey led a discussion about the experience they shared of making the movie. She asked, “what would you say to the women who played your characters in the original 1985 cast of The Color Purple?”
Fantasia: “I would say thank you, Ms. Whoopi Goldberg, for not being afraid to play Celie. For being honest. Thank you for paving the way for girls like myself.”
Taraji: “I would say to Margaret Avery: You taught me how to be sexy and how to see myself as a fully realized sexy woman.”
H.E.R.: “Ms. Rae Dawn Chong, thank you for giving me an opportunity to show myself. A lot of people know me and my music, but they don’t really know me. They’re getting to see me: Who I am, having fun and feeling empowered.”
Danielle: “I just want to thank you, Ms. Oprah, for surrendering to God and his plan for your life. You have shown me how to do that. Thank you for laying the blueprint for Sofia—because I know that she’s changed your life, and I can feel that mine is about to shift, too. Thank you for leaving space for me but also being there, to hold my hand and answer that phone call when I needed you. You have been such a light, such a beautiful soul.”
It is awe-inspiring to witness this constellation of stars reflect on their work with such humility and grace. As the women affirm one another, it is clear they have built fortifying -relationships, on set and off.
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