With "13th," Ava DuVernay Decries An Unequal Criminal Justice System

The Selma director's searing new Netflix documentary, available today, argues that slavery persists in our criminal justice system.

The Selma director's searing new Netflix documentary, available today, argues that slavery persists in our criminal justice system.

Our news cycle, sadly, has no shortage of stories detailing violence against African-Americans. Every week or two seems to bring another name, another Facebook Live video, another senseless killing of another black man, woman, or child in a police encounter gone horribly wrong. With these tragedies seeming hopelessly ubiquitous, and with outrage already running high, the average Netflix user may hesitate before clicking on Ava DuVernay's 13th, a documentary that just opened the New York Film Festival and premieres on the streaming platform tonight.

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