Editing Samuel L. Jackson (section)

=== Politics and activism ===
[[File:Samuel L. Jackson - Your Action Saves Lives.ogg|thumb|Jackson encouraging people to [[Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|wear masks]] during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] in August 2020]]
Jackson campaigned during the [[2008 Democratic Primary]] for [[Barack Obama]] in [[Texarkana, Texas]]. He said, "Barack Obama represents everything I was told I could be growing up. I am a child of [[racial segregation|segregation]]. When I grew up and people told me I could be president, I knew it was a lie. But now we have a representative... the [[American Dream]] is a reality. Anyone can grow up to be a president."<ref name="JacksonCampaign">{{cite web|last=Martin |first=Marie |url=http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/localnews/2008/02/25/jackson-campaigns-for-obama-90.php |work=[[Texarkana Gazette]] |title=Jackson campaigns for Obama |date=February 25, 2008 |access-date=June 9, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717053957/http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/localnews/2008/02/25/jackson-campaigns-for-obama-90.php |archive-date=July 17, 2011}}</ref> He also said, "I voted for Barack because he was black. That's why other folks vote for other people{{emdash}}because they look like them."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.yahoo.com/samuel-l-jackson-voted-barack-because-black-174806076.html |publisher=[[Yahoo! News]]|title=Samuel L. Jackson: 'I Voted for Barack Because He Was Black'|date=February 11, 2012}}</ref> In December 2012, he compared his ''[[Django Unchained]]'' character, a villainous house slave who sides with his white oppressors, to black conservative Justice [[Clarence Thomas]] and said that the character had "the same moral compass as Clarence Thomas does".<ref>Ryzik, Melena. [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/20/movies/awardsseason/supporting-actor-category-is-thick-with-hopefuls.html Supporting Actor Category Is Thick With Hopefuls], ''[[The New York Times]]'' (December 19, 2012).</ref> Following the Supreme Court's [[Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization|decision to overturn ''Roe v. Wade'']] in June 2022, he again criticized Thomas, referring to him as "[[Uncle Tom#Epithet|Uncle Clarence]]" and asking how Thomas{{emdash}}who is married to white attorney [[Ginni Thomas]]{{emdash}}feels about overturning ''[[Loving v. Virginia]]'', a Supreme Court ruling that prohibited states from outlawing interracial marriages.<ref>{{cite web |title=Samuel L. Jackson slams 'Uncle Clarence' Thomas after Roe v. Wade overturn |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/snyde/ny-samuel-l-jackson-uncle-clarence-roe-wade-overturn-virginia-loving-20220626-wmteo7nf3zbqzmtdvrmesvxf2m-story.html |website=New York Daily News |date=June 26, 2022 |access-date=June 27, 2022}}</ref>

In June 2013, Jackson launched a joint campaign with [[Prizeo]] in an effort to raise money to fight [[Alzheimer's disease]]. As part of the campaign, he recited various fan-written monologues and a popular scene from the [[AMC (TV channel)|AMC]] series ''[[Breaking Bad]]''.<ref name="ut">{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/popcandy/2013/06/06/samuel-jackson-alzheimers/2396213/|title=Samuel L. Jackson does 'Breaking Bad'|last=Matheson|first=Whitney|date=June 6, 2013|work=[[USA Today]]|access-date=June 14, 2013}}</ref><ref name="cg">{{cite web |title=Samuel L. Jackson's 'Breaking Bad' monologue is just the beginning for charity platform prizeo |last1=Maglio |first1=Tony |agency=Reuters |date=June 11, 2013 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/sns-rt-us-media-samuelljackson-prizeobre95a0r8-20130611,0,7314400.story |access-date=June 14, 2013 }}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In August 2013, he started following a [[vegan]] diet for health reasons, explaining that he is "just trying to live forever".<ref>{{cite web|url = https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/video/samuel-l-jackson-9-movie-153239709.html|title = Samuel L Jackson on his 9 movie Marvel contract|date=March 25, 2014|access-date = September 2, 2014|website = Yahoo! Movies|publisher = Yahoo!}}</ref> He attributed his {{cvt|40|lb}} weight loss to the diet.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://metro.co.uk/2014/03/28/samuel-l-jackson-as-a-young-black-actor-my-character-always-died-4681027/|title = Samuel L Jackson: As a young black actor, my character always died|date = March 28, 2014|access-date = September 2, 2014|website = Metro News|last = Ivan-Zadeh|first = Larushka}}</ref> He had largely abandoned the diet by March 2017, but still praised and recommended it.<ref name="AutocompleteInterviewWIRED" /> He launched a campaign called "One for the Boys", which teaches men about testicular cancer and urges them to "get themselves checked out".<ref>{{cite news|title=Samuel L Jackson's testicular cancer awareness video is passionate and slightly menacing|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/samuel-l-jacksons-testicular-cancer-awareness-video-is-passionate-and-slightly-menacing-9278372.html|first=Ella|last= Alexander|date=April 23, 2014|access-date=April 24, 2014|archive-date=September 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925151644/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/samuel-l-jacksons-testicular-cancer-awareness-video-is-passionate-and-slightly-menacing-9278372.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=One for the Boys|url=http://www.onefortheboys.com/}}</ref>

In 2020, during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Jackson encouraged people to [[Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States|wear face masks]] as part of California's "Your Actions Save Lives" campaign. Along with [[Dwayne Johnson]], he also encouraged those who had recovered from COVID-19 to donate their blood to help others fighting the virus.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/503431-the-rock-samuel-l-jackson-other-celebrities-urge-recovered|title= The Rock, Samuel L. Jackson among celebs urging recovered coronavirus patients to give blood|website= The Hill|first=Rebecca|last=Klar|date=June 18, 2020|access-date= November 27, 2020}}</ref> He additionally appeared on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' to read a satirical book, ''Stay the Fuck at Home'', which spread awareness of [[Social distancing measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic|social distancing]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Romano |first=Nick |date=April 1, 2020 |title=Stay the F— at Home: Samuel L. Jackson has a new book to read on Kimmel |url=https://ew.com/tv/samuel-l-jackson-coronavirus-stay-the-f-at-home-jimmy-kimmel/ |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=November 27, 2020}}</ref>

Jackson endorsed [[Kamala Harris]] in the [[2024 United States presidential election]] and spoke at one of her campaign rallies on October 24, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-24 |title=Spike Lee, Samuel L. Jackson, Tyler Perry to join Kamala Harris at metro Atlanta event |url=https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2024/10/24/spike-lee-samuel-l-jackson-tyler-perry-join-kamala-harris-metro-atlanta-event/ |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=Atlanta News First |language=en}}</ref>