You should definitely add this show to your must-watch list.
9/6/16- Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Ava Duvernay to talk about her new television show Queen Sugar, the story of three siblings who inherit their father’s Sugar Cane farm in New Orleans. “Its like a 13 hour movie because you have thirteen episodes in thirteen weeks. It was fantastic. It was like exercising […]
Media mogul Oprah Winfrey beams with joy at the LA premiere of “Queen Sugar,” as she explains her passion for this TV drama. Check out her interview above. EUR also caught up with show creator Ava DuVernay and members of the cast. EUR: The Hollywood Reporter, says, “OWN is the destination for thematically rich African-American family dramas”…will there ever […]
In a recent cover story with "The Hollywood Reporter," the "Queen Sugar" producers talk inclusion, representation and Black Lives Matter.
Ava DuVernay Is First Black Woman To Direct A $100 Million Film + ‘Queen Sugar’ Renewed For Season 2
There seems to be no stopping the phenomenon that is Ava DuVernay. Almost daily, there is news about her doing something amazing while continuing to break down the iron-clad barriers of Hollywood. Her latest round of success involves her making history as the newest director of the $100 million movie club. With Ava DuVernay set […]
“Selma” director Ava DuVernay has cast Oprah Winfrey to star in “A Wrinkle In Time,” an adaptation of the Madeleine L’Engle fantasy classic novel that has a script by Oscar-winning “Frozen” writer and co-director Jennifer Lee. “A Wrinkle In Time” follows a young girl whose government scientist father has gone missing after working on a […]
Ryan Coogler, Ava DuVernay, Common, David Oyelowo, and more get together for a powerful video series remembering the lives lost in police brutality. The series of autobiographical videos created by black actors and directors highlights what their lives would’ve been had they encountered police brutality at a young age. “[My career wouldn’t] have been possible if, when I […]
"#MyLifeMatters" pays to homage the victims and reminds us what we all lose when our precious lives are cut short.
The anticipation for Ava DuVernay’s and OWN’s Queen Sugar continues to reach a fever pitch and now the complete full-length trailer for the series has arrived and it looks even better than you could imagine. By the looks of it, this will definitely be a show that you will want to add to your fall […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Ava DuVernay‘s “The 13th,” a documentary about racial inequality and mass incarceration in the United States, will open the 54th New York Film Festival. The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced the selection Tuesday. It’s the first time Lincoln Center’s prestigious film festival has opened with a nonfiction film. “This film […]
The Barbie doll line from Mattel expanded its representation of women of color even further with the Monday announcement that Black ballerina superstar Misty Copeland now has her own doll. Copeland’s doll is the latest in a growing number of Black Barbies, though there is some contention over which really is Barbie’s first Black […]
Ryan Coogler, Ava DuVernay, Hannibal Buress, Jesse Williams, and Janelle Monáe appeared at the free fundraiser in Flint, Mich., to raise awareness and money to help assuage the city's water crisis, as well as bring attention to the human rights violations Flint residents have suffered.
