Acclaimed director Ava DuVernay reflected on what the Smithsonian museums mean to Americans as she received a lifetime ...

Ava DuVernay accepted the Smithsonian’s Great Americans Medal while voicing support for the African American museum.

"I do not believe that my life is unworthy because I don't have children. I do not believe that my life is unworthy because I ...

When Ava DuVernay, the award-winning director of Selma and A Wrinkle in Time, first heard about this year's Met Gala theme, ...

“Let us remind those who try to ‘restore’ a narrow, divisive past, that the future belongs to the whole of us,” said Great Americans Medal recipient Ava DuVernay to a Washington DC crowd this week ...

DuVernay is the first director, writer and producer to earn the honor, which recognizes "lifetime contributions embodying American ideas and ideals" ...