{"id":12498,"date":"2020-08-25T13:22:55","date_gmt":"2020-08-25T18:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=12498"},"modified":"2020-08-25T13:23:56","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T18:23:56","slug":"oprah-winfrey-hosts-own-spotlight-culture-connection-august-28th-with-ava-duvernay-rev-al-sharpton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/25\/oprah-winfrey-hosts-own-spotlight-culture-connection-august-28th-with-ava-duvernay-rev-al-sharpton\/","title":{"rendered":"Oprah Winfrey Hosts &#8220;OWN Spotlight: Culture Connection &#038; August 28th with Ava DuVernay &#038; Rev. Al Sharpton&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12499\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/own-network.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"357\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/own-network.jpg 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/own-network-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/own-network-560x278.jpg 560w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/own-network-260x129.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/own-network-160x79.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>DuVernay&#8217;s Star-Studded Short-Form Film &#8220;<strong><em>August 28: A Day in the Life of a People<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; Featuring Lupita Nyong&#8217;o, Angela Bassett, Don Cheadle, Regina King, David Oyelowo, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Andre Holland, Michael Ealy, and Glynn Turman<\/p>\n<p>Continuing conversations surrounding issues impacting Black lives, OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today &#8220;OWN Spotlight: Culture Connection &amp; August 28th, Ava DuVernay &amp; Rev. 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Sharpton have been doing the work in their own ways to raise awareness for these issues, and I look forward to bringing my conversations with these leaders to our passionate OWN audience ahead of the upcoming election.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During the special, Winfrey speaks with DuVernay about the work she is doing in support of social justice, how she uses history to inform her activism, and how imperative it is for everyone to vote in the upcoming election. Winfrey later discusses with Rev. Al Sharpton the connection of the upcoming &#8216;Get Off Our Necks&#8217; Commitment March taking place on the same day as the historic March on Washington 57 years ago. Rev. Sharpton shares ways that everyone can show their support in this moment, reiterating his intention for the march is not about numbers but long-term impact.<\/p>\n<p>The interviews bookend DuVernay&#8217;s scripted short-film entitled &#8220;August 28: A Day in the Life of a People,&#8221; starring Lupita Nyong&#8217;o, Angela Bassett, Don Cheadle, Regina King, David Oyelowo, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Andr\u00e9 Holland, Michael Ealy, and Glynn Turman. DuVernay uses a robust combination of both documentary and narrative techniques to transport viewers through six stunning historical moments that all actually occurred on the same day &#8211; August 28th &#8211; in various years. Written, produced and directed by DuVernay, &#8220;August 28&#8221; traverses a century of black progress, protest, passion, and perseverance of African American people. The project gives historical perspective within the creative framework of one date that has had a profound effect on America including the passing of The Slavery Abolition Act on August 28, 1833, the lynching of Emmett Till on August 28, 1955, the first radio airplay from Motown Records on August 28, 1961, with The Marvelettes &#8220;Please Mr Postman,&#8221; Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.&#8217;s &#8220;I Have A Dream&#8221; speech during the massive March on Washington on August 28, 1963, Hurricane Katrina making its tragic landfall on August 28, 2005 and then-Senator Barack Obama&#8217;s acceptance of the Democratic nomination for the presidency on August 28, 2008. The film was lensed by cinematographer Malik Sayeed and edited by Oscar nominee Spencer Averick. Ten-time Grammy nominee Meshell Ndegeocello composed the score. 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Winfrey recently shared that OWN will grant November 3rd as a company holiday to ensure all employees have the time to vote and volunteer. &#8220;I challenge other companies to do the same because this might be the most important election of our lives,&#8221; Winfrey said in her social post.<\/p><div id=\"morty-2910087775\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;OWN Spotlight: Culture Connection &amp; August 28th, Ava DuVernay &amp; Rev. 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