accomplishments. Jordan Peele became the FIRST African American to win an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay
Ava Duvernay
Ava Duvernay made history in 2012 as the first black woman to win the Best Director award at the Sundance Film Festival. Duvernay is on the brink of making history again. It was announced that she would be first African-American woman to lead a $100 million, live-action feature film “A Wrinkle in Time”.
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah became the first black female recipient of the Cecil B. DeMille Award (for outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment).
Misty Copeland
Copeland became the first Black woman to be named a principal dancer in the