WELCOME TO 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.