Ava DuVernay and Autumn Riley
Ava DuVernay is a Californian born in Long Beach on 24 August 1972. When she was a young girl, DuVernay's aunt Denise encouraged her passion for artistic expression and creative thinking. Her aunt was an overnight nurse in order to give her the opportunity to study art theatre or literature. DuVernay enjoyed the movie West Side Story, which she showed her. DuVernay recognized that art is a powerful tool to promote social activism. DuVernay's mother also had a an awareness of social issues and showed DuVernay to express herself through artwork. DuVernay was born in Compton by her parents however she was able to spend the summers in Lowndes County Alabama. This is the place where her father's family was for many generations. The father of DuVernay's recollects seeing the historic march of Civil Rights Movement on the Edmund Pettus Bridge. It was located in Selma Alabama, a neighboring city. DuVernay visited Selma during the summer and was motivated to make a documentary on the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. DuVernay received her Saint Joseph High School diploma in Lakewood California. After graduation, she studied at the University of California Los Angeles and graduated with degrees in English as well as African American study. DuVernay began to develop an interest in the field of broadcast journalism while a student. DuVernay began her career working as an intern at CBS News during the O.J. Simpson trial. DuVernay remembers being given the responsibility of looking over the residence and scrutinizing the trash from one of the juries. Following her disappointment with journalism due to the work she was assigned and deciding to go after the field of publicity. DuVernay started her career as a junior assistant to publicity in a tiny film studio, right after graduating from the college. Her private PR company, The DuVernay Agency was established in 1999. Besides PR, the agency established several lifestyle platforms like Urban Beauty Collective, Urban Thought Collective Urban Eye, HelloBeautiful. Autumn Riley.............................Autumn Riley was born in Los Angeles United States. The birthstone for Autumn Riley is . Her name is associated with a well-known actress who has appeared in American Experience (1987), A More Perfect Union (2009) as well as other movies. Autumn has played Rose on the screen in A More Perfect Union (2009) and Anna Payne, in American Experience (1987).
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