John Legend And Common Reunite For A Timely Performance Of ‘Glory’
essence.comSelma.Directed by Ava DuVernay, the film looks back at Martin Luther King, Jr. as he led the Selma to Montgomery march, which was sparked by the 1965 killing of Jimmie Lee Jackson, a civil rights activist.
DuVernay tapped Common and John Legend to write the theme song for the film.During the evening concert series of the 2020 Essence Festival of Culture, John Legend and Common reunited and performed the song with the same urgency in support of Black Lives Matter.Five years later “Glory” resonates—if not more—as much needed conversations around systemic racism is at a fever pitch. “That’s why Rosa sat on the bus/that’s why we walk through Ferguson with our hands up,” reminded Common, dressed in a summer striped button down with Legend at the.
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