Ava DuVernay (ava) said that the words of late civil rights icon John Lewis keep her going
and reflected on memories of her time with the civil rights icon during the creation of her 2014 Oscar winner . The director said that Lewis, told her two words that have since left her striving for more.
The host and his guest went on to talk about the surge in streaming views for DuVernay's historical documentaryas people have sought to educate themselves amid the movement for racial justice in the wake of George Floyd's death. The director said that while it's unfortunate that incidents of police brutality continue to take the lives of Black people, she's glad her work can inform those seeking to learn more about injustices towards the Black community.
"The thing that's been jarring for me is kind of the lack of press coverage, as this is the number one story," DuVernay said as she later thanked Colbert for asking and allowing them to talk about it. "I know we're in the middle of a pandemic and there's a lot happening. But it has just felt to me like there has not been the kind of outrage and response, and the outrage is going to come from coverage of it.
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