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Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor Called Out "The Color Purple" Remake For Its Erasure Of Black Lesbian Romance
"I knew that watching Margaret Avery kiss Whoopi Goldberg was astonishing, exciting, and affirming. It showed me the possibility of myself and the possibility to love a woman who loves me in return."
Over the past half-decade, she's delivered stunning performances in critically acclaimed projects such as When They See Us, Lovecraft Country, Origin, and King Richard, alongside Will Smith. Ellis-Taylor's portrayal in the latter as Oracene "Brandy" Price, the revered matriarch of tennis icons Serena and Venus Williams, earned her first Oscar nomination in 2022, marking a significant milestone in her illustrious career. For example, last fall I put up billboards in Georgia and in Florida that had my picture on it, and they read, "My name is Aunjanue Ellis and I had an abortion."
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