chinua achebe said, "Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter."
that said, we have to be responsible for creating, shaping and sharing our own stories. and that is why we are grateful to ava duvernay. ava appears to be committed to giving honesty, integrity and compassion (humanity) to black lives in her films. perhaps you may know her from work the beautiful film 'middle of nowhere' or maybe you've seen her directorial debut for shonda rhimes' scandal. hopefully, you won't miss her current project 'selma' which covers the marches in the south during the civil rights movement. we congratulate ms. duvernay for being the first african-american/black woman director to be nominated for a golden globe. ava is doing the work, the work that gives us dignity and humanity in the present and will help to shape our future.
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