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.

“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" ...

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Read Ava DuVernay’s full Smithsonian speech here: Thank you to the National Museum of American History, Dr. Hartig and the remarkable leadership of the Smithsonian for bestowing upon me this ...