We now have a date for the seventh and final season of OWN’s Queen Sugar. It will return on September 6. In a statement Ava DuVernay said, now I feel strongly that the story which began as a sunrise of a suggestion from Oprah, is ready for its sunset as a dream fully realized. Queen… Read more »
Forbes has released their list of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women. Within the list are women in Entertainment. Here are some of the most powerful women in entertainment. #23 Oprah #61 Suzanne Scott, CEO of FOX News #68 Rihanna #74 Reese Witherspoon #76 Beyonce #78 Taylor Swift #80 Ava DuVernay #85 Serena Williams So… Read more »
Ava DuVernay is set to receive the Melvin Van Peebles Trailblazer award at Critics’ Choice Associations’ Celebration of Black Cinema and TV. Mario Van Peebles will present the award to the actress. She has earned the honor because she is an award-winning writer, director, producer, and film distributor. The event, which Niecy Nash will host,… Read more »
Ava DuVernay joins many others in a boycott of the Super Bowl today; the move is being made in support of former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick. In a Sunday morning tweet: “I will not be a spectator, viewer or supporter of the #SuperBowl today in protest of the @NFL’s racist treatment of @Kaepernick7 and its… Read more »
