EEW Magazine Online examines the underwhelming box office performance of the latest adaptation of "The Color Purple" as a case study in audience fatigue and a call to action for storytellers to embrace the full spectrum of Black life.

Viola Davis’s story is a perfect fit to inspire those who have bigger dreams that God has placed in their heart but are feeling discouraged by their small beginnings. Davis grew up in Central Falls, Rhode Island, one of six children in a poverty-stricken family.

While fans of global Latina icons Jennifer Lopez and Shakira may have enjoyed their racy Super Bowl LIV halftime show performance, many felt that the sexually-charged set was inappropriate for network television aimed at an audience that included minors.