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Mavis Staples on Prince, MLK and a life onstage

Mavis Staples on Prince, MLK and a life onstage

It's Been a Minute vor 2 Jahren

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This week, the legendary singer and civil rights figure Mavis
Staples is turning 85 and there's no sign of her slowing down: She
released a new song, "Worthy," and a children's book, Bridges
Instead of Walls: The Story of Mavis Staples.

Today, Mavis joins host Brittany Luse to share stories from her
life: what it was like to be mentored by Mahalia Jackson, how she
helped create the soundtrack for the Civil Rights movement, how she
was spurned by the church then welcomed back, and what it was like
to collaborate with Prince.

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