Ava DuVernay and Autumn Riley

Ava DuVernay born August 24 72, from Long Beach CA. DuVernay began to develop her creative and artistic side when she was a young girl, thanks to Aunt Denise. Her aunt, a night-shift nurse, allowed her to explore art and literature as well as the theatre in daylight. DuVernay immediately became enthralled when she showed her that 1961 West Side Story film. DuVernay was taught by her that art can be an instrument for social activism. DuVernay learned to be socially aware through her mother. DuVernay was a resident of Compton during the majority of her life, but was able to spend summers with her extended family members located in Lowndes County Alabama. Her father was a witness to the historic march of the Civil Rights Movement across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. It was held in Selma Alabama, a neighboring city. DuVernay was inspired by her time in Selma to later direct a documentary about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. DuVernay was a graduate of Saint Joseph High School Lakewood California in the year 1990. Following graduation, she attended the University of California Los Angeles which she graduated with qualifications in English and African American studies. DuVernay began to produce in broadcast journalism when she was still in college. DuVernay was a CBS News intern during the O.J. Simpson trial. DuVernay was told to examine the garbage from a home belonging to a jury member. Following her disappointment with journalistic work by the assignments she was handed, DuVernay decided to pursue the field of publicity. DuVernay started her career as a junior public relations assistant for a film studio that was small following her graduation from college. The DuVernay Agency is her first public relations agency. Alongside PR, her agency also created a variety of social media and lifestyle networks, including the Urban Beauty Collective, Urban Thought Collective, Urban Eye and HelloBeautiful. Autumn Riley.............................Autumn Riley was born in Los Angeles United States. Autumn Riley has the birth actress of. She is a performer, well-known for her roles in American Experience (1987) and A More Perfect Union (2009). Autumn has appeared as Rose, in A More Perfect Union (2009) and Anna Payne, in American Experience (1987).