jacqueline najuma stewart (born 1970) is a university of chicago professor of cinema studies and director of the nonprofit arts organization, black cinema house. she has published on the history of african americans in the production of film, including, "migrating to the movies: cinema and black urban modernity" (2005), co-authored, "l.a. rebellion: creating a new black cinema" (2015), and co-curated, "pioneers of african-american cinema" (2016).