Ava DuVernay

The emergence of Black women telling our stories behind the camera has a lineage dating back to the 1960s.

Forbes recently released its annual "100 Most Powerful Women" list for 2021, and we spotted more than a few of our favorite melanated ladies representing for the culture. 

Meet the child who we predict has successfully booked all of his future movies from a series of strikingly accurate TikTok reenactment videos. Everyone is obsessed with Brice Gonzalez after one video of him reenacting a video of a Trump supporter's comments at the Capitol goes viral.

Meet the child who we predict has successfully booked all of his future movies from a series of strikingly accurate TikTok reenactment videos. Everyone is obsessed with Brice Gonzalez after one video of him reenacting a video of a Trump supporter's comments at the Capitol goes viral.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Colin Kaepernick is joining with Emmy-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay on a Netflix drama series about the teenage roots of the former NFL player’s activism. “Colin in Black & White” will examine Kaepernick’s high school years to illuminate the experiences that shaped his advocacy, Netflix said Monday. “Too often we see race […]

When They See Us director, Ava DuVernay was one of those people with fond memories of the late musician who passed away due to bone cancer on Saturday (May.9).

Ava DuVernay Creates $250,000 Grant To Support Minority Creatives Affected By COVID-19.

The former prosecutor whose office oversaw the Central Park Five case has filed a defamation lawsuit against Netflix and director Ava DuVernay over her portrayal in the acclaimed miniseries “When They See Us.” Linda Fairstein is also going after co-writer Attica Locke for depicting her as a racist who wrongfully prosecuted the five Black and brown men accused of raping a white, female jogger in the […]

Ava DuVernay is returning to OWN with “Cherish The Day,” her second and latest project for Oprah’s OWN.  “Cherish The Day” is set for a February debut and is an amazingly well done romantic anthology series that follows a single couple as they wade their way through the ups and downs of love, life and everyday […]

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Cicely Tyson doesn’t quibble with those who marvel at her long life and career, now in its eighth decade. The acclaimed actress said she doesn’t take her staying power for granted. “You know how old I am,” a smiling Tyson, 95, told a TV critics meeting Thursday. “Who in the world […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen King says he cares only about “quality,” not “diversity” when deciding on awards. Some are asking why he thinks the two must be different. “I would never consider diversity in matters of art. Only quality,” King tweeted this week. “It seems to me that to do otherwise would be wrong.” […]

It wouldn’t be breaking news for me to tell you that Ava DuVernay is the it girl in Hollywood right now. Hit movies, historic budgets, groundbreaking, game-changing projects on Netflix, she’s poppin. And the train is not showing any signs of slowing down. According to Shadow and Act, DuVernay is launching a new series on OWN called […]