"13th" analyzes the criminalization of African-Americans, the U.S. prison boom, and their connections to the 13th Amendment.
10/17/16- Roland Martin talks to Tamika Mallory of the New York Justice League about the importance of Ava Duvernay’s Netflix Original 13th. “Ava has been able to explain something what we’ve been talking about. The constitution says you are free unless you commit a crime. I thought it was excellent that she was able […]
It doesn’t get much busier than Ava DuVernay these days. From tackling TV with the critically-acclaimed Queen Sugar on OWN, to directing A Wrinkle in Time for Disney and now debuting a documentary on Netflix, she is without a doubt one of the most in-demand women in Hollywood. Perhaps the best thing about her ridiculously […]
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You should definitely add this show to your must-watch list.
Ava Duvernay and Oprah Winfrey’s new show, “Queen Sugar” starts tonight at 10pm. It’s a 2 night premiere that that seems to be super juicy. I plan to be glued to my sofa watching this one. I”ll let you all know how it all turns out!
9/6/16- Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Ava Duvernay to talk about her new television show Queen Sugar, the story of three siblings who inherit their father’s Sugar Cane farm in New Orleans. “Its like a 13 hour movie because you have thirteen episodes in thirteen weeks. It was fantastic. It was like exercising […]
For her new family drama on OWN, titled Queen Sugar, DuVernay made it clear that casting minorities in front of and behind the camera was a conscious effort.
Bazodee Anita Ponchouri is set to marry a handsome and wealthy Londoner when she has a fate encounter with local singer, Lee de Leon (Machel Montano). Leon agrees to perform at Anita’s engagement party, but their chemistry is undeniable forcing her to make a decision between her well-off fiance or the music in her heart. […]
President Obama made history on Wednesday by issuing the largest amount of commutations the nation has ever seen in a single day. He commuted the sentences of 214 federal inmates, many of whom were behind bars for low-level drug offenses. President Obama used these commutations as an avenue to directly combat lengthy minimum sentences. Some […]
There seems to be no stopping the phenomenon that is Ava DuVernay. Almost daily, there is news about her doing something amazing while continuing to break down the iron-clad barriers of Hollywood. Her latest round of success involves her making history as the newest director of the $100 million movie club. With Ava DuVernay set […]
