As we continue to honor BlackHistoryMonth, we're reflecting on an interview we had with Michael B. Jordan and Jaime Foxx about race in America, justice, and legacy
“As far as the justice system, my grandmother taught me early that it's gonna be different,” Foxx said. He remembered his grandmother punishing him for being out past curfew, but when he asked why he was being disciplined, he said, “You know what my grandmother told me? ‘Black men can't make white man mistakes. You remember that for the rest of your life.’ Even now when we toil about things like, ‘Well, so-and-so did it and he’s white.’ ‘Yeah, but we're different.
Foxx agreed, calling the film “one of the most important movies that I've ever been a part of.” And he said that Jordan’s presence helped clinch his involvement in the project. “I will tell you that Michael B. Jordan in this world of… sort of make-believe that we live in, is a stand-up guy, and I mean that,” Foxx said. He felt inspired by the conversation that ensued when Jordan called him to sell him on the script, clinching his belief that telling Stevenson and McMillian’s story together was the right thing to do. “The words that he spoke to me, he gave me the opportunity to have my artistic integrity intact,” Foxx added.
Jordan, who considers Foxx a mentor, continued: “You're defined by who you put on. I can only do this for so long — however long that's gonna be. But your legacy is who you help and who you're able to push forward. And I want to take his example and continue to do that.”
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