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Chrissy's husband. Father of Luna & Miles. No relation to Arthur.

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    John Legend‏Verified account @johnlegend 3 Sep 2014

    Vacation reading: The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander. Essential reading post-Ferguson (and pre-Ferguson)

    5:32 AM - 3 Sep 2014
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      1. Web Prospector‏ @WebProspector1 3 Sep 2014
        Replying to @johnlegend

        @johnlegend @princss6 An Audio book version of TNJC available online. http://blackmediamine.blogspot.ca/2013/03/jim-crow-must-go-prison-industrial.html …

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      1. El Flaco‏Verified account @bomani_jones 3 Sep 2014
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        @johnlegend it better be one long vacation. it's great, though.

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      1. Charles Woodruff‏ @WoodruffCharles 4 Sep 2014
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        @johnlegend @thenewpress Absolutely.

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      1. Monica Harvey‏ @soberealestate 3 Sep 2014
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        @johnlegend I read it several months ago, the reality of racism is heartbreaking.

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      1. bruno music‏ @bruno_silvacl 3 Sep 2014
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        @johnlegend Love ur voice man ! It's amazing. Do u mind follow me back please ? I'm such an huge fan of you

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      2. Evan‏ @evan_sanjo 26 Nov 2014
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        @johnlegend @ErinLeighGeorge this is one of my textbooks this quarter. I'm hella enjoying it

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      1. Rockmansolidvi‏ @shawnjackson79 19 Sep 2014
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        @johnlegend you should check out “The Ways of White Folks” by Langston Hughes as well

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      1. LeslieMac  🖤‏Verified account @LeslieMac 8 Sep 2014
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        @johnlegend @deniseromano be prepared to get angry during vaca- had to stop reading #thenewjimcrow at bedtime b/c it made it hard to sleep

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      1. Keith Dangel‏ @Danglosaxon 7 Sep 2014
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        Readin now too RT@johnlegend: Vacation reading: The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander. Essential reading post-Ferguson (and pre-Ferguson)

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      1. Spotlight ☀News™‏ @SpotlightGP 4 Sep 2014
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        @johnlegend please be the sponsor of the new Spotlight Newspaper in South Africa. Our email: info@spotlightnews.co.za or info@spotnews.co.za

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      1. Juliet Dowling‏ @4JDJD 3 Sep 2014
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        @johnlegend @DrugWarMovie It has got to become "the bible of a social movement."

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      1. JustOldSkool‏ @OldPhool 3 Sep 2014
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        @johnlegend @tanehisicoates Indeed!

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      2. Dr Kathleen Bachynski‏ @bachyns 3 Sep 2014
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        @johnlegend You should join our upcoming book club, reading The New Jim Crow at The Atlantic with @tanehisicoates!http://www.theatlantic.com/personal/archive/2014/08/books-for-the-horde-a-reading-group/379186/ …

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      3. Bickley Wilson‏ @WilsonBickley 10 Sep 2014
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        @bachyns @johnlegend @tanehisicoates I'm in!

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