The actor talks his favorite cologne, Black Panther, and representation in the media.
However, he does take pride in his hair. “First of all, I just got inducted into the beard club because I couldn’t even grow a beard up until [Erik] Killmonger” [the supervillian Jordan played in], he admits. “I'm not genetically built to have a full beard, so it was a major thing. I use a bit of coconut oil on my beard and hair, but that's it.” When it comes to keeping his fade together, he's careful about who cuts it.
Although Jordan’s been wearing a low-cut fade for a while, he’s experimented with longer styles, like braids and dreadlocks, in the past. In fact, his culture-shifting character Killmonger, proudly wears dreadlocks throughout, which Jordan confirms has a deeper meaning. “First of all, Ryan Coogler [writer and director of] is a guy from Oakland—he’s from the Bay Area, and we were thinking about how there are a lot of cats in the Bay that rock locs,” Jordan explains.
To Jordan, these issues stem from a lack of awareness. “From the outside looking in, people don’t have perspective on our culture, and what these styles mean to us,” he shares. “Sometimes, it’s related to a stigma, stereotype, or some other propaganda that’s been put out there by the media. So they associate braids or locs as ‘ghetto,’ ‘bad,’ or ‘thuggish,’... or whatever the fuck it is. It’s a misconception.
As our conversation comes to a close, we both nod in agreement. It feels like our final nod symbolizes the “Wakanda Forever” salute to one another in celebration of black excellence. I leave feeling hopeful. Hopeful for America’s future. Hopeful for Hollywood’s long-awaited step in the right direction in support of superstars, like Jordan, who stand-up for racial equality.
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