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Ava DuVernay Releases Teaser For Central Park Five Series 'When They See Us'

The acclaimed director also revealed the release date for the highly anticipated Netflix series.
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Ava DuVernay And Cicely Tyson Share Majestic Twitter Exchange Over Time Cover

"Thank you for all that you are, and for all that you continue to give us," the director wrote. "This is the least of what you deserve, Your Majesty."
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Ava DuVernay Guest Edits Time Magazine's Optimism Issue, Cicely Tyson Graces Cover

"Prioritizing hope whenever possible is a brave and bold thing to do," the award-winning director wrote.
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Celebrities Show Solidarity With Colin Kaepernick Over Super Bowl Weekend

Director Ava DuVernay tweeted #Imwithkap and said she wouldn't be a "spectator, viewer or supporter" of the Super Bowl in protest of the NFL.
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Ryan Coogler On Power Of Working With Female Department Heads On 'Black Panther'

"I’ve worked with these incredible filmmakers that happen to be women, they were the best people for the job," the director told The New York Times.
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Cicely Tyson's 94th Birthday Is Celebrated On Twitter

"Every dream. Every goal. Every gift," wrote director Ava DuVernay in a happy birthday tweet.
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Director Ava DuVernay Signs Multiyear Deal With Warner Bros. Television

"I couldn’t be happier to call Warner Bros TV my production home," the acclaimed director said.
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Ava DuVernay Granted Full Access To Prince’s Archives For Netflix Documentary

The singer had reached out to DuVernay about working together before he died in 2016.
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Tommie Smith Says ‘We All Have A Responsibility’ 50 Years After Olympic Protest

The former U.S. Olympic sprinter was honored by Ava DuVernay at a benefit concert for criminal justice reform.
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Hollywood Tackles Gender Discrimination With Powerful Petition For Equal Pay

Actors, producers, writers and directors are banding together to demand equal pay for women.
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