Women’s History Month couldn’t have started with better news! Mahalia Jackson, one of the most beloved gospel singers, will be coming to a screen near…

Bill Duke brings his years of talent and experience to direct and executive produce The Mahalia Jackson Story, a music biopic chronicling the life of…

Bill Duke brings his years of talent and experience to direct and executive produce The Mahalia Jackson Story, a music biopic chronicling the life of the woman who rose from her poverty and obscurity to become the world’s greatest gospel singer and a music icon and legend. Getting her story to the screen has been […]

The march was organized by the “Big Six” leaders of the civil rights movement: A. Philip Randolph, Whitney M. Young, Jr., Dr. Martin Luther King,…

via:blackchristiannews When Thomas M. Dorsey was growing up, he didn’t realize that his father was a pioneer in gospel music. But from the time he was a little boy, tagging along on the church circuit, until he became a man, who escorted his dad to major concert halls, there was one song people always wanted […]

There are moments captured on  film which leave an invaluable social etching on the soul of society. Gospel music is one form of music that…

The Walk of Fame distinction solidifies BeBe and CeCe’s place among gospel royals Mahalia Jackson, James Cleveland and Andrae Crouch who also have stars.

The Mahalia Jackson film starring American  Idol winner Fantasia Barrino  will explore the life of gospel singer Mahalia Jackson in a new biographical film based on the Jules Schwerin book “Got to Tell It: Mahalia Jackson, Queen of Gospel.” The New York Post reports that the $23.9 million film, to be titled “Mahalia,” is endorsed […]

Color Purple star and “American Idol” winner Fantasia Barrino will explore the life of gospel singer Mahalia Jackson in a new biographical film based on the Jules Schwerin book “Got to Tell It: Mahalia Jackson, Queen of

Mahalia Jackson is called the Queen of Gospel for good reason.  She had the soul and booming voice that could make even the hardest heart soften. She was born  October 26, 1911 and died  January 27, 1972.  She gave gospel music a place on the front stage as she appeared on the Variety and Talk […]