Author: Sara M Moniuszko / Source: USA TODAY
Stars are showing up at the Families Belong Together marches across the United States Saturday and speaking out about the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy.
John Legend spoke to the crowd at the Los Angeles rally.
“I know opening up Twitter right now feels like it can be a horror show.
So much of the news is shocking and maddening and depressing,” he said. “I think some of us have a strong temptation to just disengage, but we can’t. We can’t do that. I can’t do that. I have to do something.”He then performed his new song “Preach,” the message of which fit the situation perfectly.
“Every day I wake/Everything is broken/Turning off my phone just to get out of bed,” he sang. “Heaven knows I’m not helpless/But what can I do?… I can’t just preach, baby, preach”
“Orange is the New Black” star Diane Guerrero held back tears during the rally in Washington, D.C., as she talked about being separated from her family and the lasting impact it has had on her.
“I am here today as a woman who as a young child was separated from her family. I am here today to be painfully honest about the damage these government policies do to human beings, do to kids,” she said. “Even some 17 years later, I can still remember how it felt when I first cried out for my parents and they couldn’t answer.”
She continued, “I have to believe that this an opportunity to rise above the tyranny, the ignorance, the malpractice and believe in change. This is a chance for us to come together as a nation and rise above division and fear.
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