Ava DuVernay Is Not Surprised By Golden Globes Voting Committee Having Zero Black Members
Hollywood producer Ava DuVernay says that she is not surprised that there are no Black members on the Hollywood Foreign ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
“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 ...
‘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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Author Stephen King Under Fire For Comments About Diversity In The Academy: Ava DuVernay, Cynthia Erivo And More React
Author Stephen King recently took to Twitter to share his thoughts on diversity in the Academy that nominates and chooses ...
Ava DuVernay’s Film Company Will Release Its First Netflix Series, ”They’ve Gotta Have Us,” Documenting Iconic Black Films & Filmmakers
Congratulations are in order for Array, as the film collective founded by Ava DuVernay in 2010 has acquired its first ...
Research Shows 10.6 Percent of 2019’s Top 100 Movies Were Directed By Women
Research done by Dr. Stacy L. Smith and the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative shows that 10.6 percent of the directors ...
Ava DuVernay Will Receive Showman of the Year Award at 57th Annual ICG Publicists Awards
Ava DuVernay will be receiving the Television Showman of the Year at the 57th Annual ICG Publicist Awards in 2020. ...
The Academy Denied Nigeria’s First-Ever Film To Be Submitted Because It Contained Too Much English; Celebs React
Nigeria’s first-ever film submission into the Oscars was disqualified because it included too much English – the country’s official language. ...
Ava DuVernay Sued By Police Interrogation Firm Over Technique Highlighted In Netflix Series “When They See Us”
A police interrogation firm has sued filmmaker Ava DuVernay over the interrogation scene included in the hit limited series “When ...