By Keyaira Boone ·Updated February 2, 2022
In 2017, DeMane Davis limped onto the set of Queen Sugar to direct an episode of the Ava DuVernay series. Despite her temporary physical ailment, delaying the opportunity was not an option.
“I had broken my ankle,” she told ESSENCE. “On both sides, I had to have two surgeries in one month.”
Shortly after being discharged from the hospital, she got a phone call from Executive Producer Paul
