Oprah Winfrey shared the stage with the 11 actors and three producers from Ava DuVernay’s ‘When They See Us’ as well as the men, now known collectively as the Exonerated Five: Raymond Santana, Kevin Richardson, Antron McCray, Yusef Salaam, and Korey Wise. The discussion took place during Netflix’s final ‘For …

Film director Ava DuVernay sat down with Van Lathan for The Red Pill podcast to discuss her hit new series #WhenTheySeeUs, which she says was made specifically for the Black community. DuVernay’s latest masterpiece, “When They See Us,” is a four-part drama miniseries that details the horrific handling of five …

Netflix ended the week by releasing Ava DuVernay’s four-part limited series about the infamous Central Park Five, five black boys aged 14 to 16 who were coerced into confessing to raping a white, female jogger in 1989, then convicted of the crime in 1990. ‘When They See Us’ chronicles the …

On May 31, Ava DuVernay’s Four-Part Miniseries “When They See Us” will premiere on Netflix.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The miniseries is about the Central Park Five case that divided New York City in 1989 and sparked one of the first moments of racially charged and politically divisive grandstanding by Donald Trump. Now, DuVernay …

Film and TV director Ava DuVernay is giving props to the “respectful” media coverage of Nipsey Hussle’s murder. On Thursday, DuVernay was honored at the Free Expression Awards at the Newseum in Washington. During her acceptance speech, the 46-year-old dedicated her award to Nipsey and applauded the media for its …

Ava DuVernay is a woman of her word. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Back in August, the award-winning director vowed to work with Grammy-nominated singer, Tevin Campbell, by any means necessary. DuVernay offered to write him into an episode of OWN’s “Queen Sugar” on general principle to combat all Campbell slander. It all started …

Director Ava DuVernay released the trailer for her latest project ‘When They See Us,’ a four-part Netflix series referencing the true story of five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem who were wrongly convicted of raping a female jogger in 1989. Her announcement via Twitter stated, “Not thugs. Not wilding. …

Ava DuVernay is calling out Liam Neeson and Melania Trump for using #whiteprivilege. The Director, screenwriter and producer called out actor Liam Neeson and #DonaldTrump’s wife, Melania, and compared the differences in how they are treated by the media to that of public figures of color, using #WillSmith and forever …

January 22nd, the day after the Martin Luther King Day holiday, Ava DuVernay’s company ARRAY Alliance will host a National Day Of Racial Healing event designed to examine the efforts to end discrimination and injustice.  ARRAY Alliance is a grassroots distribution, arts and advocacy collective focused on films by people …

Ava DuVernay has just inked a $100 million multi-year, multi-genre deal with Warner Bros. The Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated director is responsible for several hit series, documentaries and films like “13th,” “Selma,” “A Wrinkle in Time,” “Queen Sugar” and many others. Now the LA native has signed off on a multi-year …

Director Ava DuVernay, who gave us “Selma,” “A Wrinkle In Time” and “13th” has teamed up with streaming giant Netflix to produce a multi-part documentary about the life of Prince. The documentary will cover the late funk musician’s entire life and is being made with the cooperation of Prince’s estate, …

On August 28th, Oprah Winfrey Network will be premiering a short film “August 28: A Day in the Life of a People,” produced by Ava DuVernay.  According to OWN, the film is 22-minutes of historical perspective stemming from one date that has had a tremendous effect on America such as: …

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The disparities in the number of women and black and brown people in the entertainment industry has always been an issue. But super director, #AvaDuVernay’s new initiative plans to alleviate the problem. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ DuVernay has partnered with Los Angeles mayor, #EricGarcetti to create a program that works …

⠀ One thing Ava DuVernay doesn’t stop doing is working. As the award-winning writer and director prepares for the release of her new film, “Disney’s A Wrinkle In Time”, and begins production for her hit show “Queen Sugar”, DuVernay is also working on another project for CBS. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ According …

African American actors and filmmakers have been taking a stand against the Oscars, threatening to boycott over the lack of diversity with this year’s nominees. Ryan Coogler, Ava DuVernay and Janelle Monae are just a few who are putting their money where their mouth is.  The trio are just a few …

Ava DuVernay’s independent film distribution collective, ARRAY, will be partnering with Indiegogo to help raise awareness and create support systems for films created by women and directors of color. “Indiegogo has proven to be the perfect, like-minded partner in this experiential endeavor at Sundance to asset the importance and beauty …

The 55th NAACP Image Awards has returned, revealing its list of nominees, with Netflix and Amazon taking the lead with 55 and 27 nominations. The winners will be revealed in a two-hour live TV special on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at 8:00 PM ET/PT on BET and CBS. Colman Domingo …

On Tuesday, US District Judge Kevin Castel ruled that Netflix must face a defamation lawsuit filed by former Manhattan prosecutor Linda Fairstein, who claims that the streaming service, along with director Ava DuVernay and writer-producer Attica Locke, acted with malice in their portrayal of her in the 2019 crime drama …

Sade is recording new music at Brad Pitt’s newly renovated music studio in France. Billboard was the first to reveal the news after interviewing Brad Pitt and producer Damien Quintard for its cover story. During the interview, the two shared that Sade had visited Miraval Studios since it reopened. Quintard …

Women in film has to be one of the top things the world needs, next to women in music and women in office. Icons like Shonda Rhimes have bought us shows like “Scandal” and “How To Get Away With Murder.” Legends like Ava DuVernay brought us “Queen Sugar” and “When …