Ava DuVernay and Autumn Riley

Ava DuVernay is a Californian born in Long beach on the 24th of August, 1972. When she was a young girl, DuVernay's aunt Denise encouraged her passion for art and creativity. DuVernay worked as a night nurse to allow her aunt to have the time she needed during the day for the love of literature, art, and theater. DuVernay became enamored with the 1961 movie West Side Story after her aunt recommended her to DuVernay. DuVernay learned that art is a great tool to engage in social activism. Similar to DuVernay's mom, she was socially aware and taught that she could express her thoughts through the art of. DuVernay resided in Compton for most of her youth, however she spent every summer in the company of her extended family members living in Lowndes County Alabama. DuVernay's Dad recalled seeing the Civil Rights Movement's historic march along the Edmund Pettus Bridge near the town of Selma Alabama. DuVernay was strongly influenced by her time in Selma and decided to make an documentary on King's father, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. DuVernay received her Saint Joseph High School diploma in Lakewood California. She attended University of California Los Angeles to obtain degrees in English in addition to African American Studies. DuVernay discovered a passion for journalistic broadcasting while in school. She began working as an intern at CBS News during the O.J. Simpson trial. DuVernay recalls being asked to check the trash inside the house of one of the jury. Her work left her dissatisfied with journalism so she made the decision to go into the industry of public relations. DuVernay got a job right from college, working as a new publicist at a studio. The DuVernay Agency is her first agency for public relations. Apart from PR, the agency created several lifestyle networks such as Urban Beauty Collective, Urban Thought Collective Urban Eye, HelloBeautiful. Autumn Riley.............................Autumn Riley was born in Los Angeles United States. Autumn Riley is born with the birth sign of. Her fame is due to her roles as Anna Payne in American Experience, (1987) A More Perfect Union and A More Perfect Union (2009). Autumn played Rose in A More Perfect Union as also Anna Payne from American Experience.

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