Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Did you know that the "P" in Taraji P. Henson stands for Prolific? Just kidding. It actually stands for Penda, which in Swahili ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "If something is meant for you, you can't run from it," says Taraji P. Henson, who got a second chance to play blues singer Shug ...

Shug came back to her when director Blitz Bazawule and producer Oprah Winfrey were casting for Warner Bros.’ big-screen adaptation of The Color Purple, a bold, joyful, musical version that would be ...

When “The Color Purple” director Blitz Bazawule cast Taraji P. Henson for his film adaptation of the stage musical, it wasn’t the first time Henson had been asked to slip on the spangled gowns and ...