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Margo Price has enlisted Mavis Staples and Adia Victoria for her new single "Fight To Make It," all Bandcamp proceeds from which will be donated to the grassroots reproductive justice initiative Noise for Now. Price previously teamed with Noise for Now this spring to raise funds around her cover of Lesley Gore's "You Don't Own Me." https://www.youtube.com/watch?vKUCUlFU758c&ab_channelMargoPrice A call to action against gender, race and class divides made more poignant in light of the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade, "Fight To Make It" was written by Price with her husband and frequent collaborator Jeremy Ivey. "Every day I see more of our rights stripped away in America," Price says. "The right to reproductive health in this country has become a luxury for the wealthy. The United States has a higher maternal death rate than any other developed country. Black women in particular experience maternal mortality at a rate two to three times higher than white women. Tennessee now has stricter abortion laws than the Taliban. This should not be a political issue, or a religious issue. This is a human rights issue." Price also saluted Staples, who just turns 83 on Sunday (July 10), "for adding the wisdom and strength of her voice. Her art and activism have long inspired me and I'm grateful for her contribution to the song." Indeed, Staples is not slowing down, as she will tour throughout the summer and fall alongside Bonnie Raitt. As for Price, she'll be on the road this summer and fall in support of her most recent album, That's How Rumors Get Started. Adia Victoria will also be busy on tour over the next few months, including appearances at the Newport Folk Festival and dates opening for Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit.

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Margo Price, Mavis Staples, Adia Victoria ‘Fight’ for Abortion Rights on New Single

Pharrell Williams, 2 Chainz Added to Run the Jewels’ Holy Calamavote Lineup

Run the Jewels’ RTJ4 Is Driving Music for a Cop Car on Fire

Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy Want to Uplift You With ‘All In It Together’

Watch David Byrne & Mavis Staples Sing The Talking Heads At Her 80th Birthday Show At The Apollo

Pitchfork Music Festival 2019: Robyn, Haim, Sky Ferreira, Isley Brothers, and More

Video: Mavis Staples – “If All I Was Was Black”

Mavis Staples – “Ain’t No Doubt About It” ft. Jeff Tweedy

Watch Mavis Staples Perform “Build a Bridge” With Jeff Tweedy on Colbert

Watch Tom Waits Join Mavis Staples for a Rare Live Performance

Mavis Staples Announces New Album If All I Was Was Black Produced by Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy

Mavis Staples and Arcade Fire Cover Talking Heads’ “Slippery People”

New Music: Gorillaz – “Let Me Out” ft. Pusha T and Mavis Staples

Arcade Fire’s New Song “I Give You Power” Features Mavis Staples [UPDATE]

Watch: The Eagles, James Taylor, and Mavis Staples Honored With Star-Studded Covers at Kennedy Center Honors

Eaux Claires Festival 2016: SPIN’s Best Live Photos

Mavis Staples Launches ‘Livin’ on a High Note’ Album Cycle With a New Single

Stephen Colbert Enlists Mavis Staples, Beirut, More for Sly Stone Cover on First ‘Late Show’

‘We Butt Heads Like Hell’: Fathers, Their Children, and the Music They Make

Mavis Staples Enlists Tweedy to Finish Pops Staples’ ‘Friendship’

Arcade Fire and Mavis Staples Cover the Stones’ ‘The Last Time’ With Gospel Flair

The Five Best (and Five Worst) Lollapalooza Lineups Ever

Gospel Great Mavis Staples Will Take You There

Jeff Tweedy Plays Nearly Every Instrument on Mavis Staples’ Upcoming ‘One True Vine’ LP

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