Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesMichael B. Jordan is taking a role close to his heart in the new legal drama Just Mercy.
In the film, Jordan stars as Bryan Stevenson, the real-life civil right activist and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal center for inmates who did not receive proper legal representation. Jordan tells ABC Audio that the film offers a close and intimate look at the justice system and what really goes on behind closed doors.
“I think there’s a certain understanding of what it’s like to be black and brown in America,” Jordan
