{"id":240535,"date":"2020-02-25T11:07:29","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T16:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/jamie-foxx-praises-michael-b-jordan-just-mercy-for-elevating-culture-2"},"modified":"2020-02-25T11:07:40","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T16:07:40","slug":"jamie-foxx-praises-michael-b-jordan-just-mercy-for-elevating-culture-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/jamie-foxx-praises-michael-b-jordan-just-mercy-for-elevating-culture-2","title":{"rendered":"Jamie Foxx Praises Michael O. Jordan, &#039;Just Mercy&#039; for Elevating Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-145274\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\">        \t\t<!-- .entry-meta --><br \/>\n        \t<\/header>\n<p><!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" readability=\"29.5050847458\">\n\t\t<!-- adman_adcode_beginning --><\/p>\n<div readability=\"52.9332079022\">\n<section id=\"cb-3bc20e3cce7497487ece05f52be24be9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"w-100\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<div class=\"embed-responsive-item\">\n<div id=\"video-player-8817cb9e-3cb8-5274-8912-e0530c1bccdf-1069683263-image-holder\" class=\"video-block-image-holder\">\n              <button class=\"embed-responsive-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-8817cb9e-3cb8-5274-8912-e0530c1bccdf-1069683263-play-btn\"><br \/><span class=\"sr-only\">Play video content<\/span><br \/><\/button><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid\" src=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Jamie-Foxx-Praises-Michael-B.-Jordan-039Just-Mercy039-for-Elevating-Culture.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><span class=\"media-swipe video-block__media-swipe\">Exclusive<\/span>\n                                        <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>              <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n          <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-58fe6c430cb89bcba125509b932e2888\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"26.5789473684\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/jamie-foxx\/\"><strong>Jamie Foxx<\/strong><\/a> says \u201cJust Mercy\u201d \u2014 the movie he stars in with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/michael-b-jordan\/\"><strong>Michael B. Jordan<\/strong><\/a> \u2014 is more than just a movie \u2026 because it\u2019s inspiring some real-world change for the better.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-583d6354ee1c69458f58bb6ab15b4037\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"35\">\n<p>We got the actor \u2014 who plays wrongly condemned death row inmate Walter McMillian in the film \u2014 outside Mr Chow Monday night in Bev Hills. He tells us since the movie \u2014 which is based on a true story \u2014 came out, 100 lawyers have gone to Alabama to work pro bono to save people from death row.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9de7fabf50c0ee1bf678cf41ab066314\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"39\">\n<p>Jamie says it\u2019s no coincidence, they\u2019re following in the footsteps of the film\u2019s hero, <strong>Bryan Stevenson<\/strong> \u2014 a lawyer and social justice activist, played by MBJ in \u201cJust Mercy.\u201d Foxx says the role speaks volumes about Jordan\u2019s commitment to elevating black culture.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9fa97b48a0d5d04568fa01665fae60ec\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"33\">\n<p>As Jamie puts it \u2026 Michael B. Jordan can do any movie he wants, but he chooses ones that speak to his people and shine a light on important issues.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-81620d00f83e019361f35c6166371d0b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink \" readability=\"35\">\n<p>Foxx says there\u2019s still a lot of work to be done and, despite criticism, it\u2019s still important to do \u201cthe slave movie.\u201d Watch and let him explain.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-19557a3074c9e5de321f22a00d0aa309\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block canvas-youtube-video-block-permalink canvas-block-is-last \"\/><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2020\/02\/25\/jamie-foxx-michael-b-jordan-just-mercy-bryan-stevenson-elevate-black-culture\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- adman_adcode_after --><\/p>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\">Sharing is caring!<\/p>\n<p class=\"gasd_author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/about-me\" rel=\"author\" title=\"Profile for Dalelorenzo Johnson\">Profile for Dalelorenzo Johnson<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<footer class=\"entry-footer\"><span class=\"cat-links\">Posted in <a href=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/category\/categorized\/news\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a><\/span>\t<\/footer>\n<p><!-- .entry-footer --><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/jamie-foxx-praises-michael-b-jordan-just-mercy-for-elevating-culture\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Play video contentExclusive TMZ.com Jamie Foxx says \u201cJust Mercy\u201d \u2014 the movie he stars in with Michael B. 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