Hollywood producer Ava DuVernay says that she is not surprised that there are no Black members on the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. According to a new report by the Los Angeles Times, which was published on Sunday, the group of 87 international journalists who chooses the nominees and winners of …
Read More »Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Alliance Launches ARRAY Crew To Promote Below-The-Line Diversity
Ava DuVernay has officially launched ARRAY Crew, a personnel database created to highlight women, people of color, and other underrepresented below-the-line crew members in Hollywood. Changing the narrative is one of DuVernay’s goals as a creative, and her latest movement in that mission is the launch of ARRAY Crew. ARRAY …
Read More »Ava DuVernay Opens Up About Diveristy and Women In Film — “I Had No Idea A Black Woman Could Be A Director”
It’s hard to believe that Ava DuVernay, the Oscar nominee for Selma and 13th, wasn’t a filmmaker until she was in her 30’s. But now, the Queen Sugar director is dedicated to making sure girls from all backgrounds around the world have the opportunities she didn’t. In celebration of the …
Read More »George Clooney, Ava DuVernay, LeBron James and More React To The Grand Jury’s Breonna Taylor Decision
Facts are facts, no matter where you are geographically. Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron has rightfully received the criticism he deserved. For one, he supported the decision not to charge Breonna Taylor’s killers with murder, and two, he had the audacity to tell the people of Kentucky to watch out …
Read More »Ava DuVernay’s Unscripted Family Social Experiment ‘Home Sweet Home’ Greenlit By NBC
NBC has picked up Ava DuVernay’s first venture into the non-scripted world, a ten-part family social experiment. The series will follow two families who lead very different lives, as they quite literally learn what it’s like to walk a mile in another person’s shoes. The participants exchange homes for a …
Read More »Colin Kaepernick’s High School Years To Be The Focus Of New Netflix Series From Ava DuVernay
A limited series about Colin Kaepernick’s high school years is coming to Netflix. Kaepernick has teamed up with Ava DuVernay to create a six-episode scripted series, titled, Colin in Black & White. The series will focus on Kaepernick’s formative years and provide a look into the acts and experiences that …
Read More »“Grey’s Anatomy” Showrunner Details How White Privilege Allowed Her Past Crimes To Be Labeled “Mistakes”
Krista Vernoff, a showrunner on the popular drama series” Grey’s Anatomy,” has put together a candid thread detailing how white privilege allowed the crimes that she committed as a teenager to be written off as “mistakes.” Vernoff, who has always been open about her past, particularly her struggles with alcoholism, …
Read More »‘When They See Us’ Director Ava DuVernay Launches Initiative to Bring Attention To Police Brutality
Director Ava Duvernay will be starting the Law Enforcement Accountability Project (LEAP), which will fund 25 projects over the next two years through DuVernay’s Array Alliance nonprofit. The project will start off with a budget of $3 million given by contributors such as Ford Foundation and Ryan Murphey, screenwriter-producer for …
Read More »The Oscars Intentionally Overlooked “Selma” Because The Cast Wore “I Can’t Breathe” Shirts In Remembrance Of Eric Garner
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences intentionally overlooked # AvaDuVernay’s #Selma for awards because the cast wore “I Can’t Breathe” t-shirts. “Selma” brought the story of the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, during the Civil Rights era back to life, and now we are right back to …
Read More »Ava DuVernay To Executive Produce New Docuseries, “And She Could Be Next,” About Women Of Color In The Political Landscape
Ava DuVernay is executive producing a two-part docuseries that highlights women of color who are leading the charge in politics. According to Deadline, the docuseries, titled, And She Could Be Next, was directed by Peabody Award-winner Grace Lee and Iranian documentary filmmaker Marjan Safinia. It is set to debut on …
Read More »Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Alliance Foundation Launches $250,000 Grant Program That Will Cater To Women And Creatives Of Color Working To Create Cultural Change
Ava DuVernay’s nonprofit organization ARRAY Alliance has launched a $250,000 initiative that will give $10,000 grants to organizations and creatives who are working to provide a platform for underrepresented stories through media. On Tuesday, DuVernay’s foundation announced the birth of ARRAY grants, the organization’s new grant program that will assist …
Read More »Ava DuVernay & Netflix Win ‘When They See Us’ Defamation Suit; Judge Dismisses Battle Over Interrogation Scene
Netflix and Ava DuVernay won the defamation suit filed by an ex-prosecutor who was portrayed in the Emmy-nominated miniseries When They See Us, according to Deadline. A federal judge dismissed the case on Monday (March 23). “Because the First Amendment protects non-factual assertions (and because neither defendant’s Ava DuVernay nor …
Read More »Netflix and Ava DuVernay Sued By Real Life Prosecutor Central Park 5 Case Over “When They See Us”
Linda Fairstein, the prosecutor who helped put the now-vindicated Central Park 5 in jail, is suing Netflix and director Ava DuVernay over her portrayal in When They See Us. According to TMZ, Fairstein filed the federal suit earlier today, claiming she fired off a warning to DuVernay before her series …
Read More »Ava DuVernay Is Throwing A Free Election-Themed Movie Marathon On Super Tuesday, Will Feature Films By People Of Color And Voter Registration Forms For Attendees
Ava DuVernay is throwing a free, election-themed movie marathon at her ARRAY Campus to encourage and educate the community about voting, right on time for #SuperTuesday. “For the People” is DuVernay’s election-themed movie marathon series that will feature five political films from around the world that are directed by people …
Read More »Stephen King Responds to Backlash After Revealing He Doesn’t Consider Diversity When Voting For Oscars
Blogged by @kashtaughtme A tweet sent out by creative genius and writer #StephenKing on January 14th sparked quite a bit of backlash. The “Pet Sematary” author took to Twitter to discuss not considering diversity when nominating films and writers for Oscars. “As a writer, I am allowed to nominate in …
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