Many artists have taken to social media to express their outrage at the decisions by two juries in Ferguson, Missouri, and New York City to not indict two police officers in the killings of two unarmed black men: Michael Brown and Eric Garner. Some have written or repurposed songs to protest the current state of affairs in the United States between the African-American community and the police. Even a few have gone out and joined the protests themselves, like J Cole and Macklemore.
But John Legend and his wife, model Chrissy Teigen, have decided to use his resources to put their money where their mouths are and fund the protests taking place in New York City, via Billboard.
In an idealistic world, protestors could subsist on camaraderie and high hopes. But in the real world, they must be given food and water in addition to any other materials that may fend off police countermeasures like an LRAD or tear gas. The couple decided to hire food trucks to head down to Union Square to give out free food before protestors headed out on their march for the night.
BREAKING: #johnlegend pays for a food truck in Lincoln sq to feed #EricGarner supporters before the #NYC protest. pic.twitter.com/CpYoQ7aY8d
— Bipartisan Report (@Bipartisanism) December 7, 2014
Free food trucks 14th st between 3rd and 4th from @johnlegend #nyc2ferguson #BlackLivesMatter action after pic.twitter.com/QKiHvN85sM — RockawayWildfire (@rockawaywildfir) December 7, 2014
A representative for the singer confirmed to ETOnline that the couple was behind the food truck generosity. Reactions poured in across social media as protestors thanked the couple for their generosity on what would be a cold night:
Very generous of @chrissyteigen & @johnlegend to pay for the food trucks for @ophelporhush's family dinner in #NYC. Thank you both — Molly (@mollyrosestl) December 7, 2014
