Ava DuVernay and Autumn Riley

Ava DuVernay born August 24 72 years old at Long Beach in CA. DuVernay was encouraged by her aunt Denise as a little girl. Her aunt, a night-shift nurse, let her explore art and literature as well as the theater in the daylight. DuVernay was first introduced to the film West Side Story by her aunt. DuVernay discovered through experience that art can be a powerful vehicle to engage in political activism. DuVernay was educated by her mother who had a social conscience and instilled DuVernay to show her creativity through art. Even though DuVernay lived in Compton with her family she spent every summer at Lowndes County Alabama where her father's family lived for generations. DuVernay's Father recalled witnessing the historic march of the Civil Rights Movement across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. It was located in Selma Alabama, a neighboring city. The summers DuVernay spent there inspired her later to make a film about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his Civil Rights Movement. DuVernay received her Saint Joseph High School diploma in Lakewood California. Following graduation, she attended the University of California Los Angeles which she graduated with qualifications in English as well as African American studies. As a student DuVernay was interested in creating for broadcast journalism. DuVernay was a CBS News intern during the O.J. Simpson trial. DuVernay recalls being asked to check the trash inside the house that belonged to a member of jury. Her tasks to perform left her dissatisfied and so, after deciding not to pursue a career in journalism, she moved on to the world of publicity. DuVernay got her first job as a publicist at an unassuming production studio straight out of school. She founded The DuVernay Agency, her PR firm, in 1999. Neben PR, her agency has created lifestyle networks and promotional campaigns, such as Urban Beauty Collective. Urban Beauty Collective. Autumn Riley.............................Autumn Riley was born in Los Angeles United States. Autumn Riley has the birth star of. The American actress and popularly recognized for American Experience (1987), A More Perfect Union (2009), is born under the zodiac sign of. Autumn has played the roles as Rose as well as Anna Payne for A More Perfect Union.