Ava DuVernay and Autumn Riley

The birth of Ava DuVernay took place on the 24th of August on the 24th of August, 1972 in Long Beach California. DuVernay was introduced to the arts from her grandmother Denise. The aunt who was a night shift nurse, allowed her to pursue art literature and the theater during daylight hours. DuVernay enjoyed the movie West Side Story, which she showed her. DuVernay was instructed by her mom that art can be used to engage people. In the same way, her mother was socially conscious and taught her to say something through the arts. DuVernay was raised in Compton with her parents but spent the summers with Lowndes County Alabama. This is the place where her father's family was for many generations. DuVernay's father recalled watching the historic civil rights march through the Edmund Pettus Bridge in the neighboring city of Selma Alabama. The time spent in Selma, Alabama during the summer, 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. After graduation she was enrolled at an institution called the University of California Los Angeles which she graduated with certificates in English and African American studies. DuVernay began to produce for the broadcast industry while she was still in university. She was an intern with CBS News at the time of O.J. Simpson trial. DuVernay was assigned to the monitor and investigate the residence for a specific juror. When she was dissatisfied with journalism by the tasks she was given she decided to pursue a career in publicity. DuVernay got a job right after college as a young publicist for a studio. The DuVernay Agency is her first public relations agency. The agency was the first to launch a variety of lifestyle and promotion networks which include Urban Beauty Collective and Urban Eye. Autumn Riley.............................Autumn Riley was born in Los Angeles United States. Autumn Riley is born with the birth sign of. The actress is well-known for her performances in American Experience, (1987) A More Perfect Union and A More Perfect Union (2009). Autumn was in the roles of Rose, on the screen in A More Perfect Union (2009) as well as Anna Payne, in American Experience (1987).