On this Veteran’s Day, I reflected on the role that Michael Ealy portrayed as an alcoholic war veteran in the Tyler Perry’s movie, “For Colored Girls”. Last night I took the time to check out the movie. I actually performed excerpts from the book /play written by Ntozake Shange when I was a student at […]

Push pause before watching for colored girls…. People either love or hate filmmaker Tyler Perry-that much is clear to me. Weeks before I decided to see Perry’s “For Colored Girls” on opening night I could hear the extreme reactions to the fact he was adapting, producing, and directing a film version of Ntozake Shange’s classic […]

“To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.”—Isaiah 61:3. So I had a great weekend! […]

VIA: NPR.org I’ve already seen For Colored Girls. I was slightly coerced (pushed!) by my colleagues to accompany fabulous Tell Me More host Michel Martin to a screening the other day. But I’m thinking, “here we go again.” The last thing I wanted (or needed) to see was another film that painted the black man […]

(NewsOne)– I went to see “For Colored Girls,” the exciting new film made by the great Tyler Perry.  I love Tyler’s work, most of the time, and I’ve defended him on multiple occasions when he’s come under attack for the nature of his films.  Spike Lee is one particular Tyler Perry hater that I’ve taken […]

More stills from the movie “For Colored Girls” have been released to the public! Enjoy them before you head out to see the movie this weekend! And check out all our “For Colored Girls” coverage HERE! Michael Jackson Gets Royal Treatment On New Album Cover [from PopEater.com] PHOTOS: Rihanna & Matt Kemp Take Off! [from […]

The For Colored Girls screening happened in Los Angeles last night. Thandie Newton, Kimberly Elise and Loretta Devine all came out for the showing.

On October 25, director Tyler Perry and the cast of the film adaptation of Ntozake Shange’s choreopoem “For Colored Girls: Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf” attended a press conference at the London Hotel in Manhattan, NY. Several cast members of the film described how they prepared for their intense roles. Kimberly […]

The cast of For Colored Girls hit the red carpet last night (October 25) for the New York City premiere. Janet Jackson, Tyler Perry, Kerry Washington, Estelle, Ciara and more celebs were all in attendance. For Colored Girls is set to hit the theatres on November 5th. Check out the premiere pics below: RELATED: “For […]

Janet Jackson appeared on ABC’s “Good Morning America” to deny recent rumors that she is engaged. Though her intention was to promote the upcoming Tyler Perry drama “For Colored Girls,” the candid interview with Robin Roberts soon took a turn to her love life. During the interview, Janet explained how she learned of “For Colored […]

VIA: TheUrbanDaily.com Music From and Inspired By The Original Motion Picture ‘For Colored Girls’ will be released on November 2, but you can preview TODAY by streaming over at Atlantic Records. We were just lamenting the slow decline in soundtrack CDs being released with movies and here comes Tyler Perry to the rescue. The soundtrack […]

Tyler Perry took to his official website to write a message to his fans regarding his film adaptation of “For Colored Girls.” He’s aware that there are non-believers – people that think he shouldn’t have touched the original play – but despite them, he’s got news that’s worth celebrating, news that matters whether the movie […]