Moderator Alex Witt, Anchor, MSNBC; Correspondent, NBC News Speakers Ava DuVernay, Producer, Writer, Director and Founder, ARRAY Norman Lear, Chairman, Act III Communications; Founder, People for the American Way Film director Ava DuVernay became the first African-American woman nominated for a Golden Globe with her Martin Luther King Jr. biopic "Selma" and later was nominated for an Academy Award for her documentary "13th," about racism entrenched in the criminal justice system. At 94 years young, legendary television creator/producer Norman Lear, best known for "All in the Family," "The Jeffersons," "Maude" and "One Day at a Time," has not allowed age to slow his work in entertainment or his involvement in the causes that he actively supports. Although gender, race, religion and 50 years separate these two extraordinary talents, they have far more in common morally, ethically and politically than many would think. What drives their creativity?

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