Ava DuVernay is opening up about her decision to not get married or start a family. In a recent interview on Kenya Barris and ...

During her appearance on Kenya Barris and Malcolm Gladwell’s new Audible interview series, “The Unusual Suspects,” acclaimed writer, director and producer Ava DuVernay opens up about her ...

Nicholas Duvernay, 25, grew up in Long Island, New York, and moved to L.A. to pursue acting after high school. Before The ...

There is very little about Ava DuVernay’s newest film, “Origin,” that follows the traditional Hollywood playbook. Like many movies, it’s based on a book, but not a novel. Instead ...

DuVernay is the first African-American woman to be awarded the Great Americans Medal. Known for centering Black voices and social justice in her work, she has redefined what storytelling in Hollywood ...

Oscar-nominated director Ava DuVernay, one of People's 25 Women Changing the World, calls out discriminatory hiring practices in Hollywood Janine Rubenstein is Editor-at-Large at PEOPLE and host ...

When I first met Ava DuVernay, I had no idea how great an impact she would have on my life—and on so many other lives as well. But by the time I found out that she wanted to do a program with me ...

Ava Duvernay makes art that looks squarely at society and takes it to task. “Mass incarceration is important to me. The fracturing of the black family structure is important to me. The trauma of ...