12 genuinely useful pieces of advice that might just change your life
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Ava DuVernay
LifeAva DuVernay is teaming up with Oprah to tell this epic love story
PeopleCritics’ Choice Awards 2020: Ava DuVernay scoops the prize for most powerful speech
Long Reads“I'm thrilled to see films centered around black love that aren't rooted in trauma”
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Life
“The 2010s was the decade I finally felt seen in pop culture”
The decade finally saw books, TV shows and films presenting well-rounded characters from minorities.
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People
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez just delivered an A-grade burn to Donald Trump on Twitter
Trump called her a wack job. So AOC responded in kind.
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Life
The Exonerated Five will attend the 2019 Emmy Awards with Ava DuVernay
Netflix's hit series When They See Us has stormed the 2019 nominations
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Life
Central Park Five lawyer Linda Fairstein just slammed the Ava DuVernay miniseries
30 years on from the crime, the lawyer still maintains the guilt of the wrongfully convicted teenagers. Now, she has hit back at Netflix for their series.
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When They See Us: why the real Central Park Five wanted Oprah to tell their story
The men have been dreaming of gaining her support since they were teenagers
Life
The heartbreaking story of the Nineties true crime that gripped New York
The rape of a jogger and the wrongful conviction of a group of teenage boys was the most talked-about crime of the Nineties. Now it's a Netflix miniseries.
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People
Joshua Jackson just perfectly summed up the insidious nature of racial blind spots
Your teen crush Pacey just hit the nail on the head.
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People
Ava DuVernay knows EXACTLY why Hollywood isn’t asking her to make more movies
“I’m not getting John Wick 3, even though I’d love to make it.”
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- Sarah Shaffi
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Life
Why being on an Ava DuVernay film set is so different from anything else in Hollywood
How the director is making the industry better and more diverse, both in front and behind the camera.
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- Hannah-Rose Yee
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People
Guess which male actor has worked with the most female directors?
The answer would surprise you.
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Life
Ava DuVernay just summed up the big problem with Netflix and the Oscars
Some people are questioning whether the streaming platform should be allowed to compete at the Academy Awards. But this completely misses the point
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This filmmaker just summed up why there aren’t enough female directors in Hollywood
Yet again, there were no women nominated for Best Director at the Oscars
Life
Why Roald Dahl fans are obsessed with this Charlie and the Chocolate Factory artwork
It's going viral for a very important reason.
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People
Ava DuVernay’s powerful message for women dealing with rejection
The director addressed those who didn’t make the cut for this year’s Sundance film festival, but her words will ring true for every woman.
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People
Ava DuVernay’s new Netflix documentary sounds royally, royally good
And yes, that’s a pun.
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People
Ava DuVernay’s new Netflix series reminds us that Trump’s racism is nothing new
In 1989, five young men of colour were wrongfully convicted of rape – and Trump whipped up animosity against them.
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- Moya Crockett
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People
Ava DuVernay has just made history for black women everywhere
“Can’t wait for more sisters to be in here too.”
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- Susan Devaney
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Visible Women
These are the 25 female directors Ava DuVernay wants you to know about
Welcome to your go-to guide of some of the most impressive female directors in the world right now
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- Megan Murray
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Cannes film festival announces a female-majority jury
From Kristen Stewart to Ava DuVernay.
Books
Oprah Winfrey and Reese Witherspoon on the importance of feminist storytelling
“For too long the idea of what a hero looks like has been one thing and that’s over.”
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