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From her place at the epicenter of the civil rights movement in the 1960’s, Mavis Staples continues to draw upon that fervor, urgency, and passion in her singular music-making.
Staples is joined by poet Elizabeth Alexander, Chair of African American Studies at Yale, who recited her poem “Praise Song for the Day” at the inauguration of President Barack Obama.