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Mavis Staples: 'We're Not All the Way Where Dr. King Wanted to Take Us'

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First Posted: 01/13/12 12:50 PM ET Updated: 01/13/12 01:00 PM ET

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On the eve of her tour, launching Jan. 15 with a Martin Luther King, Jr. tribute concert, Staples spoke to Spinner about her pivotal role in the Civil Rights movement, her thoughts on hip-hop materialism and her wish that Justin Bieber and Katy Perry would sing inspirational songs that could change the world.

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On the eve of her tour, launching Jan. 15 with a Martin Luther King, Jr. tribute concert, Staples spoke to Spinner about her pivotal role in the Civil Rights movement, her thoughts on hip-hop material...
On the eve of her tour, launching Jan. 15 with a Martin Luther King, Jr. tribute concert, Staples spoke to Spinner about her pivotal role in the Civil Rights movement, her thoughts on hip-hop material...
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05:07 PM on 01/13/2012
When they found out that they had to have some education, show respect and dress with class. These fools never got on the Bus. So they are still crying at the station.
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