Ava DuVernay Archives

Black Showrunners Have Been Redefining Television’s Narrative Landscape

Black voices and storytellers behind the camera are revolutionizing television by changing the stories that are shown on television and how they are presented on this dynamic medium. As showrunners…

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Entertainment News

Ava DuVernay Makes History at Venice Film Festival

Ava DuVernay has always been one to push boundaries, now she has made history as the first African American woman to be among the selection at the Venice Film Festival.…

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[FIRST LOOK] Ava Duvernay’s Anthology Drama, ‘Cherish The Day,’ Coming to OWN

Award-winning director, Ava Duvernay is bringing her new anthology drama, ‘Cherish The Day‘ to the Oprah Winfrey Network, beginning this February. The Cherish the Day series is set for a…

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[FIRST LOOK] Director Ava DuVernay Teams up with Netflix For ‘When They See Us’ Series

Oscar nominated director and writer Ava DuVernay has done it again with her sharp wit and ability to bring stories to life. This time she has teamed up with Netflix…

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[SNEAK PEEK] ‘Queen Sugar’ Returns With An All-New Episode Amid Season Three Announcement

[VIDEO] Ralph Angel Pleads For Darla Not To Work With Charley In All-New Queen Sugar Episode The Bordelons are back to dominate another Wednesday night… once again. After facing a…

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OWN’s ‘Queen Sugar’ Returns To TV This Summer With A Two-Night Premiere

OWN’s Critically Acclaimed Series, Queen Sugar Returns This June Season one of OWN’s Queen Sugar drama series premiered in September of last year, bringing in over a million viewers each episode. The season,…

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Interviews

Emayatzy Corinealdi: Breaking Through Hollywood

In the land of Hollywood, actors dream of their big break daily. Ultimately there are few starring roles leading them there, but that shouldn’t be mistaken for a lack of…

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Middle of Nowhere movie review

Women of all walks of life will love this movie. Director, Ava Duvernay, seems to getting better in her ability to tell a complete story, having already captured spirit…

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Interviews

Phalana Tiller – An Actress To Follow

A natural born story teller and thespian at heart Phalana (Pa-La-Na) Tiller shared with us some of her love and passion for what she does and why she continues to…

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Michole White – Following Her Passion To Act

Some of you may remember her character as Olivia (Imogene) Jones, and other may better know her better as Merrick from the hit TV series Lie to me. Or like…

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