Ava DuVernay and Autumn Riley

The birth of Ava DuVernay occurred on the 24th of August 1972, in Long Beach California. DuVernay learned to love the arts from her grandmother Denise. Aunt Denise, who worked night shifts as a nurse, let her study literature for art as well as theatre in daylight. DuVernay was first introduced to the film West Side Story by her aunt. DuVernay discovered through her example that art could be an avenue for action. DuVernay was also taught by her mother with a conscience for social issues, and encouraged DuVernay to express herself through art. DuVernay was raised in Compton by her parents, but spent the summers with Lowndes County Alabama. This is where the family of DuVernay's father was for many generations. The father of DuVernay's recollects seeing the historic march of Civil Rights Movement on the Edmund Pettus Bridge. It was in Selma Alabama, a neighboring city. DuVernay used the summers she spent in Alabama to help inspire her future film, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. DuVernay graduated from Saint Joseph High School at Lakewood, California in 1990. After graduation she was enrolled at an institution called the University of California Los Angeles where she received degrees in English and African American studies. DuVernay began producing television news when she was just a young student. DuVernay was an intern at CBS News at the time of the O.J. Simpson trial. DuVernay recalls being asked to look over the rubbish inside the house that belonged to a member on the jury. Her tasks to perform left her dissatisfied and so, after deciding not to continue in journalism, she shifted into the industry of publicity. DuVernay started her first job as a publicity specialist in an unassuming production studio straight after she graduated from school. The year 1999 was the time she launched her own company of public relations called The DuVernay Agency. Her agency launched numerous promotional and lifestyle networks that include Urban Beauty Collective and Urban Eye. Autumn Riley.............................Autumn Riley was born in Los Angeles United States. Autumn Riley has the birth actress of. Her name is associated with a well-known actress that has been in American Experience (1987), A More Perfect Union (2009), and other films. Autumn was in the role in the roles of Rose and Anna Payne for A More Perfect Union.