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Folks can look at this issue and read it and it can feel like medicine, it can feel epidemic. We wanted this to hit people in their gut, and the hope is that by doing that, we can get more people to think more deeply about these issues.
Ava DuVernay
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Ava DuVernay
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: August 24
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Ava Marie DuVernay
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