i'm your new host, mark lamont hill. this week we're kicking off with grammy award winner john legend who broke into the music industry and what he's fighting for now. then we'll discuss the disparities within education in the black community and finally, we'll close it out with a woman single-handedly changing lives in her chicago neighborhooded. that's what's going on in our world, starting now. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> he's one of america's favorite singer/songwriters. with four albums and grammys under his belt, john legend is making the music world by storm. now he's trying to wake up the world with his new album, and an ailing school system. ♪ ♪ >> i was think budget first time i actually saw you perform. it was about 12 years ago in a small club in philadelphia called the black lily, and i was thinking about the journey from being in a small venue like that to being a six-time grammy award winner and being "time" magazine's most influential. how does that happen? what's that journey been like? >> i've been a musician since i was

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