Director shared her memory of the late pioneer's generosity while she was a student
The director, who studied for a double major in English Literature and African-American Studies at the University of California,“I served soul food brunch to Little Richard every Sunday for a year while waitressing at Aunt Kizzy's Back Porch in LA,” DuVernay tweeted.Download now
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