Nzinga LeJeune
is a Detroit poet, author, screenwriter, and indie-film producer. In 2017 she wrote poetry book, children's book, and produced a documentary-short all titled #WaterINJUSTICE about the Flint Water Crisis and illegal Detroit Water Shutoffs. Her second poetry book is titled Plan
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Nzinga LeJeune
is a Detroit poet, author, screenwriter, and indie-film producer. In 2017 she wrote poetry book, children's book, and produced a documentary-short all titled #WaterINJUSTICE about the Flint Water Crisis and illegal Detroit Water Shutoffs. Her second poetry book is titled Plandemic and third titled Valley of the Moon. Her indie films include Check-In (about a friend who was murdered while teaching overseas and organs harvested), Black Fathers Matter, Sci-fi short-film Seventh Frequency, and upcoming feature boxing/crime/drama film GRATIOT. Currently a screenwriter on the new hit TV-Shows STREET LEGAL and STREET LEGAL SOUTH.
She is a graduate of Martin Luther King Jr., Sr. High School, Hampton University -BA degree in education, California State University-multi language learning, Marygrove College-MA degree in Social Justice, and in 2021 completed Harvard University's Women in Leadership program for Emerging Leaders.
Nzinga is CEO of Nzinga LeJeune Publishing and Films, Editor-in-Chief of Water!! Magazine. Teacher & Organizer for Detroit Independent Freedom Schools Movement, Founder and Organizer with over 100 members of the Hampton University Alumni Authors, member of KAN Co-Operative Book Store. Founder and Creative Director of Detroit’s Afrikan Town 313 indie-short Film Festival, a 2019 Petty Propolis Arts Fellow at the Historic Idlewild, and winner of the 2019 Maynor Biggers Artist Fund.
