Foxx: “The reason I don’t want to go see somebody in jail is because I don’t want to get used to that.”

The movie brings the real life story of criminal justice reform advocate Bryan Stevenson to the big screen.

In “True Justice,” the Equal Justice Initiative founder connects the dots between enslavement and death sentences for Black people—and breaks down why he is committed to ending mass incarceration.

The award celebrates contributions to Black culture across various fields.

Jordan stars as Equal Justice Initiative founder Bryan Stevenson, whose memoir details his work with a Black man on death row for a murder he didn’t commit.

The video, narrated by Bryan Stevenson and animated by Molly Crabapple, is presented by the Equal Justice Initiative.