In ‘One Night in Miami,’ Black men of faith shake things up

The Amazon Studios film, directed by Regina King, gives us a stirring debate about individual autonomy and social responsibility.

For the past 21 years, I’ve taught at historically Black colleges, and several times during those years the theater department has either hosted or produced a 1987 play called The Meeting by Jeff Stetson. It depicts a fictional encounter between Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. The appeal for college drama is obvious. Two men, representing the historic nationalist and integrationist streams in Black politics, meet in a hotel room, argue about religion and ethics for an hour, and then go their separate ways. Small cast, one set, big ideas—what’s not to like?

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