CIFF is proud to honor the legacy of service of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday with this special screening depicting another incredible public servant: Barbara Jordan. In 1972, Barbara Jordan became the first Southern Black woman to join Congress. THE INQUISITOR, which debuted at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival, chronicles Representative Jordan’s meteoric rise offering a blueprint for uniting a divided America through a turbulent political era. Join CIFF, in partnership with Cuyahoga Community College and the Western Reserve (OH) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated for a screening of this incredible story.
Doors open at 5 p.m. Screening begins at 5:30 p.m.
JUST ADDED: Stay after the screening for a panel discussion from area elected officials on the topics of bipartisanship and black women in politics.
- Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11)
- Cuyahoga County councilwoman Meredith Taylor
- East Cleveland Mayor Sandra Morgan
- Moderated by Emmy-award-winning journalist Betty Halliburton
January 17, 2026
5:00 pm
Mandel Theater at Tri-C East campus
$15
