I have no idea what offers (if any) have been afforded to Ms. DuVernay in the aftermath of Selma’s initial rave reviews and Oscar-happy media tour.But she is, to put it bluntly, by virtue of her ...

Ava DuVernay is smiling, but there’s a steeliness to her words. The director, writer and producer is no stranger to carving her own path. With “Origin,” her latest film, ...

Ava DuVernay (Maya Iman) In the space of less than a decade, DuVernay has distinguished herself as a voice of her generation, weighing in on the Black American experience, ...

Ava DuVernay felt a sense of urgency around sharing the message of ‘Origin’ and brought the conversation straight to the Washington, DC, and those tasked with creating the nation’s laws.

When Oprah Winfrey encouraged Bafta and Golden Globe-winning US director Ava DuVernay to read Isabel Wilkerson's Caste: The Origin of Our Discontents, she wasn't in the right "space".

Ava DuVernay is speed-walking through her offices at 5 p.m. on Good Friday, wearing a construction hat and sweatpants and pointing out a loose board to a staffer. “I worked so hard on this ...

"When They See Us": Ava DuVernay tried to "humanize" Central Park Five 06:02. When director and Academy Award-nominee Ava DuVernay watched her new series, "When They See Us," with the men whose ...

TheWrap magazine: "It’s the skin on a skeleton. The skeleton is caste,” DuVernay says, discussing her new drama that digs into the root of inequality The post Ava DuVernay on Her New Movie ...

Oprah Winfrey and Ava DuVernay are two of the creative leaders honored for Variety’s 2022 Power of Women presented by Lifetime. For more, click here. Oprah Winfrey has spent most of her career ...

Ava DuVernay couldn’t get traditional financing for “Origin,” based on the book “Caste.” But the Ford Foundation, Melinda Gates and other philanthropists were willing to help.

On Thursday, at the 2021 Forbes Power Women’s Summit, Ava DuVernay, award-winning producer, writer and director, shared her definitions of power, creativity, and progress.

“We were told, ‘You probably shouldn’t do that.’ ‘That’s not going to work.’ But we did it anyway.” Ava DuVernay is smiling, but there’s a steeliness to her words. The director ...