Mavis Staples 2017 album, If All I Was Was Black was one of the Top 25 Protest Albums of 2017. One of the album tracks, “Who Told You That” was one of the Top 50 Protest Songs of 2017.
Another gloriously funky gem from that same album is “Little Bit”. The song explores the subject of police brutality, with poignant lyrics such as ““Poor kid, they caught him/ Without his license/ That ain’t why they shot him/ They say he was fighting/ So, that’s what we’re told/ But we all know/ That ain’t how the story goes.”
“Little Bit” also got further attention for being included on former US President Barack Obama Favorite Songs of 2017 playlist.