Ava DuVernay joined forces with Time magazine as guest editor for its new special issue “The Art of Optimism.” Acting legend Cicely Tyson is featured as one of the cover stars for the special issue, which went on sale Friday. The acclaimed director shared her motivation for guest-editing the issue in a letter to readers published by Time. “When I was invited to guest-edit this issue, TIME’s second special issue devoted to optimism, it was on a particularly dreary day,” DuVernay wrote. I wanted to explore the other side.”“The Art of Optimism” is the magazine’s second annual multimedia project focused on “what is working around the world,” according to a press release. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates served as the first-ever guest editor for the magazine’s 2018 special issue.

Source: Huffington Post February 08, 2019 22:52 UTC