{"id":229141,"date":"2016-07-08T12:04:16","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T12:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=229141"},"modified":"2016-07-08T12:04:16","modified_gmt":"2016-07-08T12:04:16","slug":"legend-leads-stars-response-to-us-shootings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/07\/legend-leads-stars-response-to-us-shootings\/","title":{"rendered":"Legend leads stars’ response to US shootings"},"content":{"rendered":"
Oscar-winning singer John Legend has called for “peace” after five Dallas police officers were killed and six wounded by sniper fire, during protests against police shooting of black men.<\/p>\n
“Being against cops killing is not equal to being for killing cops. We need peace in our streets,” he tweeted.<\/p>\n
Legend won the only Oscar for Martin Luther King film Selma, for co-writing its song Glory.<\/p>\n
Stars including Beyonce and Jay-Z have reacted to the shootings.<\/p>\n