Mahershala Ali may have made an impact on our emotions with his powerful portrayal in the critically acclaimed film Moonlight, but now it seems the 43-year-old Academy Award-Winning actor is stealing our hearts as well.
On Monday( Jun 19), GQ unveiled the lastest issue featuring Ali on the cover and #BlackTwitter can’t stop talking about it. Ali, who is best known for his roles in Netflix series House of Cards, Luke Cage, and the Oscar-winning Moonlight spoke to GQ about his faith and his career.
In the interview, Ali also explained how he wants to make America great again by using his fame to speak up for love and tolerance. Ali also revealed that his character Juan saw a young man fold “into himself as a result of the persecution of his community and [took] that opportunity to uplift him and tell him that he mattered, that he was okay, and accept him. And I hope that we do a better job of that.”
Ali also shared how he, too, comes from often marginalized populations pointing out his struggle with being a Black man in America.
“When suddenly you go from being followed in Barneys to being fawned over, it will mess with your head,” he says. He explains how he used to ride subway trains and see people hide their rings from him: “those experiences that you have from age 10, when you start getting these little messages that you are something to be feared.”
The Incredible spread features photos from of Ali smiling donning floral prints while posing in various exotic locations.
Twitter immediately took notice and the reactions have been priceless.
good morning to literally no one else but mahershalalhashbaz ali and this hamburger pic.twitter.com/o9JpfIOWiX
— hunter harris (@hunteryharris) June 19, 2017
Why are you like this Mahershala? WHY?!!! 😍😭😍😍😍😍😍😭😍😍😍😭😭😍😍 #MCM pic.twitter.com/GK8c1BQ2mL
— FilmFatale_NYC 🇭🇹 🇩🇴 🇺🇸 (@FilmFatale_NYC) June 19, 2017
https://twitter.com/LadyOnTheMuna2/status/876776076709580801
Good morning to Mahershala Ali and all those who appreciate him. Amen? pic.twitter.com/dT8iChdUfD
— April is in NYC (@ReignOfApril) June 20, 2017
How the hell does Mahershala Ali, holding a half eaten cheeseburger, look so damn fine? What kind of witchcraft is this? pic.twitter.com/0uA6DQeLYu
— President Barbie 🎀✨America Has A Problem (@NamasteSweetie) June 19, 2017
https://twitter.com/AmeenaRasheed/status/876783705439784960
To check out more from Mahershala’s GQ profile and his music playlist, click here.
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