John Legend, Chrissy Teigen Purchase Food Trucks for NYC Protesters; Singer Speaks About New Hit Single 'Glory'
Singer John Legend and wife, model Chrissy Teigen offered support to protesters in New York City by providing food for them on Sunday.
The couple did not take credit for hiring two food trucks to feed those who marched in protest of the Eric Garner decision but tweeted out the necessary information to over 500,000 followers. The initial tweet came from @ophelporhush, who used the hashtags #FergusontoNYC #NYC2Ferguson; Teigen retweeted it, encouraging followers to take advantage of a free meal while protesting.
Legend and Teigen have not been vocal about the non-indictments of officers involved in the deaths of Michael Brown or Eric Garner but have seemingly shown support for protests in other ways. Legend worked with rapper Common on a hit song, "Glory," which is prominently featured in the upcoming film, "Selma," which tells the story of the civil rights campaign in 1965.
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"That's why Rosa sat on the bus / That's why we walk through Ferguson with our hands up. One day, when the glory comes / It will be ours / One day, when the war is won / We will be sure, we will be sure," the duo sings.
On Thursday, Legend tweeted out a link to the song, possibly offering his own support and encouragement to those protesting.
"50 years since Selma. Still marching. Listen to this song @common and I wrote for @SelmaMovie," Legend posted.
"This is not only for paying honor to those who lived in these times during the '60s, but also really relevant to today," Common told Billboard. "You can look at what's going on in Ferguson, and it's not a far comparison to what happened to Jimmy Lee Johnson during the time of the civil rights movement that is shown in the film. So I really was thinking about encouraging people that we've come a long way, but we've still got some fighting to do, and we are capable. We've got to carry this torch and take it to the next level."
