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John Legend reflects on facing racism in college: “People treating you like you don’t belong”

PeopleAs John Legend basks in the glory of his latest honor, being named People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive, he’s counting his blessings, while also remembering unpleasant times in college when he faced racism.

The EGOT winner attended the University of Pennsylvania and graduated magna cum in 1999. While in college, he met Lauryn Hill and played piano on “Everything is Everything” on The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, which won a Grammy for Album of the Year.

However, his collegiate years were not always full of joy.

“I loved going to Penn, but occasionally you’ll see things that happen in social media right now and it reminds me of things

 

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