Ava DuVernay and Autumn Riley
Ava DuVernay is a Californian born in Long beach on the 24th of August, 1972. In her early years, DuVernay's Aunt Denise was a great influence on her enthusiasm for artwork and inspiration. The aunt was on the night shift as a nurse, so she could indulge her passion for theater and art in the daytime. DuVernay was first introduced to the film West Side Story by her aunt. DuVernay discovered through her example that art can be an effective tool for social change. DuVernay was educated by her mother who had a strong moral compass and urged DuVernay to express herself through art. DuVernay lived in Lowndes County Alabama, where DuVernay's father was born, and was raised. DuVernay's father remembered watching the historic Civil Rights protest through the Edmund Pettus Bridge, in close proximity to Selma Alabama. Her summers in Alabama's Selma led her later on to make a film about Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. In the year 1990, DuVernay graduated from Saint Joseph High School in Lakewood California. DuVernay went to the University of California Los Angeles upon graduation. There she was awarded diplomas in English as well as African American Studies. DuVernay started producing to broadcast journalism while she was in her university. She started as an intern at CBS News, during the O.J. Simpson trial. DuVernay recalled being tasked to sit at the home of one of the members of the jury, and then examine their junk. Her tasks left her disappointed in journalism, so she decided to move towards the publicity industry. DuVernay started her first job as a publicist in a small production studio right after her graduation. In 1999, she launched her own private company for public relations called The DuVernay Agency. The company also launched a variety of promotion and lifestyle networks for the urban beauty industry, including The Urban Beauty Collective. Autumn Riley.............................Autumn Riley was born in Los Angeles United States. Autumn Riley was born under the guidance of. Autumn Riley is a famous American actress famous for her roles in American Experience (1997) and A More Perfect Union (2009). Autumn played the roles of Rose and Anna Payne from A More Perfect Union.
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