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John Legend On His Criminal Justice Activism


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Most people know John Legend as an award-winning actor and musician. But he also has a long record of political activism. He talked to political correspondent Juana Summers about his latest push for criminal justice reform: endorsing progressive candidates in local prosecutor or district attorney's races.

This episode: White House correspondent Scott Detrow and political correspondent Juana Summers.

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