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Ava DuVernay

Kamala Harris’ Black Sorority Is Her Superpower. I Know Why

SISTERS ACT

Harris is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha like me. Her run is going to make Black sororities and fraternities national powerbrokers.

Josephine Walker | Published Jul 25, 2024

Ava DuVernay: People Shouldn’t Be Scared to Watch ‘Origin’

‘THERE’S FATIGUE’

Writer-director DuVernay and star Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor on audiences’ hesitation to screen their new film about racism in America, and its power to heal our country’s open wound.

Kevin Fallon | Published Jan 18, 2024

Ava DuVernay’s New Provocative Race Drama Is Too Ambitious

FESTIVAL SEASON

The new film, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival, juggles many complicated, powerful ideas about race and caste—perhaps too many of them.

Caspar Salmon | Published Sep 07, 2023

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How’s a Show About a City Wrecked by War This Disappointing?

Second Civil War

Given the events in the world, the new dystopian thriller has all the elements to be an epic, resonant cautionary tale, but falls short in its all-too-brief limited series run.

Rendy Jones | Published Mar 17, 2022

Rosario Dawson’s Badass Mom Risks It All in ‘DMZ’ Trailer

CIVIL WAR

Dystopia never looked as pretty—and as terrifying—as it does in the new HBO Max series based on the DC graphic novel about a mom's desperate, dangerous search for her son.

Fletcher Peters | Published Mar 07, 2022
opinion

Why Is Ava DuVernay Targeting Black Women?

POWER PLAY

The acclaimed filmmaker, producer, and activist went after a Vogue staffer on Twitter and tagged her employer—echoing a curious episode involving the documentary “On the Record.”

Cassie da Costa | Published Oct 07, 2020

The Human Toll of White People Invading Black Neighborhoods

HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS

The feature film debut of director Merawi Gerima is a stunning examination of gentrification’s effects on a Black family in Washington, D.C.

Cassie da Costa | Published Sep 18, 2020

Ava DuVernay’s Next Must-Watch Is a Colin Kaepernick Series

COMING SOON

“Colin in Black & White” will span six episodes, documenting “the making of a singular American icon.”

Laura Bradley | Published Jun 29, 2020

Oprah: All Black People ‘Recognized That Knee on the Neck’

‘WE’RE JUST TIRED’

In a town hall on the current state of America, Winfrey wonders if now is finally the moment when “people will recognize systemic racism for the problem and the evil that it is.”

Kevin Fallon | Published Jun 09, 2020

Oscars Vow to Do Better After Ava DuVernay Call-Out

‘Committed to Progress’

After the ‘Selma’ cast and crew wore “I Can’t Breathe” shirts to the film’s premiere, David Oyelowo says Academy members called the studio to say they wouldn’t vote for it.

Laura Bradley | Published Jun 05, 2020

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