XENIA — In honor of Black History Month, the Xenia High School Athletics and the Xenia Rotary Club will partner with AMMAK Productions to screen The Bright Path: The Johnny Bright Story at Xenia High School.
The screening will begin at 6:30 p.m. today at the Xenia High School Auditorium, according to a release from AMMAK Productions.
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The release explains that “The Bright Path: The Johnny Bright Story, tells the virtually unknown story of Johnny Bright, a Black athlete from Fort Wayne, IN, who emerged as one of the first Black football stars in an era of racial injustice of the 1940s and 50s.”
Indianapolis filmmaker Jerald Harkness wrote and directed the film.
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“There are so many interesting and important stories to be told of Black Americans being a part of our nation’s history,” said Dr. Eric Winston, founder of AMMAK Productions. “Documentaries such as these need to be seen and understood as more than Black History.”
After the film, a moderated Q&A session featuring Xenia High School and Central State University football coach Maurice Harden will be held.