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Originally commissioned for Chicago’s Steppenwolf’s storied ensemble and directed with verve by Phylicia Rashad, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Purpose builds like a gathering storm, crackling with static ...

Soul and gospel singer and civil rights activist Mavis Staples has been at it for seven decades, crafting a legacy most could only dream of.