We invite you to a special screening of One Night In Miami... alongside our collaborators, Malcolm X Memorial Foundation. This incredible film will begin with an introduction from the Executive Director of the Malcolm X Memorial Foundation, JoAnna LeFlore-Ejike.
Bio of JoAnna LeFlore-Ejike
JoAnna LeFlore-Ejike is a dedicated cultural activist raised in the Midwest. She prides herself in activating her community through the cultivation of creative entrepreneurs and arts-based programming. Inspired by her professional background as a writer, event planner, and community organizer, JoAnna prioritizes cultural awareness and wellness by organizing special events and personal development training. For over a decade, she has done this through her efforts in community development and public relations with several local non-profits in the Midwest. She continues this mission as the Executive Director of the Malcolm X Memorial Foundation after volunteering there for 10 years.
She holds a Master's degree in Managerial Communication from Bellevue University and a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Public Relations, with a minor in Black Studies from the University of Nebraska Omaha.
JoAnna believes in the power of understanding the dynamics of multicultural communications and empowering those who are hungry to build a better platform for their organization and live in their purpose.
JoAnna gratefully shares her story as a "Descendant of the Black Liberation Movement and a Daughter of North Omaha," where she currently resides with her family.
About the film
Set on a fictional night in 1964, the film follows Cassius Clay (Eli Goree, Race) to Miami’s Hampton House Motel as he celebrates the boxing match that won him the title of Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World. There, he meets three friends: Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Adir, Bob Marley: One Love), Sam Cooke (Leslie Odom Jr., Hamilton), and Jim Brown (Aldis Hodge, Leverage), and the discussion turns to the civil rights movement and the cultural upheaval of the '60s.