Ava DuVernay and Autumn Riley
Ava DuVernay, born August 24, 1972 in Long Beach California. DuVernay received support from her Aunt Denise at the age of just a young girl. Her aunt worked in the evening shift as nurse so she could follow her passion of theater and literature in the daytime. DuVernay was introduced to the 1961 movie West Side Story by her aunt. DuVernay realized that art could be a powerful tool to promote the cause of activism. DuVernay was raised by her mother who was socially aware and showed her how to make use of the arts as a means of expressing herself. DuVernay was born in Compton by her parents but spent the summers with Lowndes County Alabama. This is where the family of DuVernay's father has been for generations. DuVernay's Dad recalled seeing the historic civil right's march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge near the town of Selma Alabama. DuVernay was strongly influenced by her summers in Selma, and later directed a documentary about King's father, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. DuVernay graduated from Saint Joseph High School at Lakewood in the state of California in 1990. Following graduation, she attended her first year at the University of California Los Angeles where she received qualifications in English and African American studies. DuVernay was in college when she became fascinated by the production aspect of television journalism. She was an CBS News intern during the O.J. Simpson trial. DuVernay remembered being told to take a look at the junk from a home belonging to a jury member. In the course of her work she began to feel dissatisfied by journalism, and shifted into the publicity business. DuVernay began working in a small studio as a Junior Publicist immediately after graduation. The DuVernay Agency is her first public relations agency. Neben PR, her agency has also launched lifestyle networks as well as advertising campaigns such as Urban Beauty Collective. Urban Beauty Collective. Autumn Riley.............................Autumn Riley was born in Los Angeles United States. Autumn Riley has the birth actress of. She is an actress well-known for her roles in American Experience (1987) and A More Perfect Union (2009). Autumn has appeared as Rose, in A More Perfect Union (2009) as well as Anna Payne, in American Experience (1987).
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