When actress Niecy Nash-Betts was five years old, back in 1975, she was watching TV with her grandmother when she was captivated by a performance from flamboyant nightclub singer Lola Falana.
Ava DuVernay’s arts and social impact collective ARRAY has announced its slate of summer programming, including an actor’s masterclass taught by Emmy winner Niecy Nash-Betts, a cinematic celebration of Jean-Michel Basquiat and the debut of two new commissioned projects from ARRAY’s Law Enforcement Accountability Project (LEAP).
Photo: Jean-Michel Basquiat 1982 © James Van der Zee Archive, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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As online registrants filled a downtown parking lot, filmmaker Ava DuVernay cast her ballot nearby & urged others to do the same. Beverly White reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Oct. 30, 2020.
The acclaimed filmmaker also shares what viewers can expect from her HBO Max series One Perfect Shot.