I suspect that this is an attempt to get people to connect more readily with the story and imagery.
I appreciate the originals , of course, but with color added I do find it easier to connect with the people in the images. I can see myself there. (FWIW, I do occasionally practice b&w photography w/ a 35mm SLR…)
Of course, none of this means you have to like it, but maybe don’t try to delegitimize it…
Besides, this theme of colorizing things seems to have been pretty popular lately, right here on BB.
