Ava DuVernay and Autumn Riley

Ava DuVernay born August 24 72, from Long Beach CA. As a child DuVernay's Aunt Denise encouraged her passion for art and creativity. The aunt who was a night shift nurse, allowed her to pursue art literature and the theater during daylight hours. DuVernay was a fan of the movie West Side Story, which she introduced to her. DuVernay recognized that art is an effective way to spread social activism. DuVernay developed a social conscious through her mother. DuVernay had her summers spent in Lowndes County Alabama, where DuVernay's father was born and was raised. DuVernay's father was able to recall seeing the Civil Rights Movement's historic march along the Edmund Pettus Bridge near the town of Selma Alabama. DuVernay was strongly influenced by her summers in Selma to later direct the documentary of King's father, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In 1990 DuVernay was a graduate of Saint Joseph High School in Lakewood California. After graduation, she studied at the University of California Los Angeles where she earned degrees in English and African American study. DuVernay was in college at the time she began to become attracted to the field of production for broadcast journalism. DuVernay began her career as an intern for CBS News during the O.J. Simpson trial. DuVernay remembers being asked examine the garbage at the home that belonged to a member on the jury. In the course of her work, she became dissatisfied with journalism and moved into the public relations industry. DuVernay began working in a small studio as a Junior Publicist right after college. Her first venture was The DuVernay Agency, her public relations firm in 1999. The company launched a number of promotions and lifestyle channels that include Urban Beauty Collective and Urban Eye. Autumn Riley.............................Autumn Riley was born in Los Angeles United States. The zodiac sign of Autumn Riley is the. Her name is associated with a well-known actress who was in American Experience (1987), A More Perfect Union (2009) along with other films. Autumn was in the role as Rose and Anna Payne for A More Perfect Union.