Director Ava DuVernay calls on artists and historians to resist ‘criminal’ Trump

09/05/2025 13:28 The Guardian

Oscar nominee warns ‘truth itself is under revision’ while receiving award at Smithsonian American history museumAva DuVernay, an Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning director, has urged artists and historians to hold the line against a “criminal” US president at a time when “truth itself is under revision”.DuVernay, whose films include Selma, which chronicles Martin Luther King’s campaign for voting rights, issued the rallying cry while receiving an award at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington. Continue reading...

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