Ava DuVernay leads tributes to civil rights leader John Lewis

Ava DuVernay has been selected to receive the 27th annual Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize in honor of her ongoing efforts to amplify the voices of women and people of color through her film and TV work. DuVernay becomes the fourth filmmaker, and first female director, after Ingmar Bergman, Robert Redford and Spike Lee to receive the esteemed prize.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & Weekends13th and When They See Us director Ava DuVernay is the latest artist to receive the annual Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize.With Thursday’s announcement from the Gish Prize Trust, founded by actresses Dorothy and Lillian Gish, DuVernay is the fourth filmmaker to receive the honor. The director follows past honorees Ingmar Bergman, Robert Redford and Spike Lee.

Los Angeles County Democratic Party honoree Matthew Contreras (Screen grab from JFK Awards 7-25-2020)

John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero, which told the life story of the Georgia lawmaker.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerOprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Gayle King and Brad Pitt will host a one-hour primetime special honoring the late civil rights leader John Lewis.John Lewis: Celebrating A Hero airs Tuesday, Aug. 4 at 10:00 PM ET/PT on the CBS Television Network.

Morgan Freeman read out the final words of civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis in an emotional speech Thursday.

Rep. John Lewis, the civil rights leader and long-serving Georgia Democrat who died July 17, will be memorialized with a final service on Thursday, July 30.

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Ava DuVernay said that the words of late Georgia Rep. John Lewis keep her going.

Ava Duvernay has added her tribute to beloved U.S. politician and civil rights icon John Lewis, following his death on Friday (July 17, 2020).The congressman lost his battle with cancer, aged 80, and now moviemaker DuVernay is among the politicians and presidents paying their respects.Posting photos of herself with Lewis on Twitter, the director of 2014 movie Selma, which featured actor Stephan James playing the late activist, wrote:Dear Congressman.

Paul McCartney has called for the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, to be renamed in honour of the late civil rights activist and US Congressman John Lewis.Lewis died at the age of 80 on Friday (July 17) from pancreatic cancer. He was the last survivor of the ‘Big Six’ civil rights activists, a group led by Rev.

Civil rights icon and Georgia congressman John Lewis died late on Friday at the age of 80. When confirming his passing, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called him "one of the great heroes of American history." Lewis was the youngest and last survivor of the Big Six civil rights activists, led by the Rev.

Ellise Shafer editorAfter news broke that John Lewis had died on Friday, celebrities and politicians alike took to social media to remember the civil rights pioneer and Georgia representative.Lewis died at age 80 of pancreatic cancer after announcing his diagnosis in December.

John Lewis, a civil rights icon who helped organize the 1963 March on Washington and served in Congress for decades, has died, his family confirmed in a statement. Lewis was 80 years old.«It is with inconsolable grief and enduring sadness that we announce the passing of U.S.

Civil rights hero and staunch LGBTQ ally John Lewis has died at the age of 80 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

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John Lewis was a long-serving U.S. representative from Georgia who was one of the most prominent leaders of the American civil rights movement.