Ava DuVernay and Autumn Riley
Ava DuVernay born August 24 72, from Long Beach CA. Her aunt Denise encouraged her passion for artistic expression and creative thinking. Aunt Denise worked during the night shift as nurse to ensure she could pursue her love for theater and art in the daytime. DuVernay was first introduced to the film West Side Story by her aunt. DuVernay recognized that art is an effective way to spread the cause of activism. In the same way, her mother was socially conscious and taught that she could express her thoughts through art. DuVernay was brought up in Compton with her parents but spent the summers with Lowndes County Alabama. This is where the family of DuVernay's father has lived for many generations. The father of DuVernay's mother recalled civil rights marches over the Edmund Pettus Bridge and the close-by town Selma in Alabama. DuVernay was influenced by her time in Selma to later direct the documentary of King's father, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. DuVernay graduated with a high school diploma at Saint Joseph High School, Lakewood California in 1990. She went to the University of California Los Angeles for a degree in English in addition to African American Studies. DuVernay started producing for the broadcast industry while she was still in college. She was an CBS News intern during the O.J. Simpson trial. DuVernay recalled being assigned to sit at the house of one of the members of the jury and examine their junk. Her tasks to complete left her unhappy and, following her decision to not pursue journalism, she moved on to the world of publicity. DuVernay began her career as a junior publicity assistant for a film studio that was small following her graduation from college. The DuVernay Agency is her first public relations agency. In addition, she launched several lifestyle and promotional networks, including Urban Beauty Collective. Urban Eye, HelloBeautiful, and Urban Thought Collective. Autumn Riley.............................Autumn Riley was born in Los Angeles United States. Autumn Riley's birth sign is . She is an actress, well-known for her roles in American Experience (1987) and A More Perfect Union (2009). Autumn played Rose from A More Perfect Union as also Anna Payne from American Experience.
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