Naturally, Henson is protective of him.
“[Marcell] has a really good heart.
That’s what I fear, that’s something that I carry I think every Black mother does.”
She added that instances of police brutality increase her fears tenfold (viaGuardian).
Despite these worries, the proud mom always celebrates Johnson’s growth and success.
Sadly, Marcell Johnson’s father was killed when Marcell was just 9 years old (viaHeavy).
“I didn’t know how to tell a 9-year-old,” she explained.
Henson’s own father died two years later.
“It’s tough when you are in a dark place.
She also mentioned that therapy helped her and her son process what happened in their own time.
In addition to modeling, it looks like Johnson has also caught the acting bug like his mom.
With her positive and supportive nature in his corner, there’s no telling how far he’ll go!
She got pregnant while in college, and worked hard to stay on top of her classes.
She recounted a conversation with her father after she made the move out to Los Angeles.
He’s going to be your strength.”
“We need each other, and we need men to understand our plight,” Henson declared.
“We need men to be feminists.”
She’s held these values long before the fame and instilled them into her son.
She makes it a point to model the behavior she’d want to see from him.
