John Roger Stephens (John Legend) Quotes

We have this film that we hope to finance, it's called 'Southern Rights.' It's a documentary about segregated proms that are still happening in the South of America. So there's a black prom and a white prom, so we hope to finance a film soon about that.

John Roger Stephens

• America
• Hope
• Black
• Prom

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  John Roger Stephens
  • America
  • Hope
  • Black