John Legend Reflects on Facing Discrimination — and What It's Like Being in an Interracial Marriage

John Legend is one of the most celebrated stars around, but he’s faced his share of adversity.
PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive opens up in this week’s cover story, sharing details of times where, as a black man in America, he’s experienced racial discrimination first hand.
“We faced a lot of challenges but I think my mother and father prepared me well for the challenges that I faced,” says Legend, 40, of his humble beginnings growing up with his mother Phyllis, a s