Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. EXCLUSIVE: Brooks stars in and serves as co-executive producer in Lifetime’s ‘Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia’ Mahalia Jackson is ...

A new musical celebrating Mahalia Jackson, known as the “Queen of Gospel,” is coming to Wilmington later this month.

Although strictly a gospel singer during her time, Mahalia Jackson set the tone for gospel music and paved the way— in some instances providing literal mentorship— for household names and modern-day ...

Danielle Brooks stars as the gospel legend and civil rights activist in Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia, premiering April 3 on Lifetime Writer-Reporter, PEOPLE Danielle Brooks is returning to her ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DANIELLE BROOKS: Yeah, pretty much. This is something that I had been interested in since 2016, when I entered into The Color ...

The actress, who plays the title role of the gospel legend, is joined by executive producer Linda Berman to discuss the Emmy-nominated biopic. By Sharareh Drury Former Associate Editor For Danielle ...

While exploring the Historic New Orleans Collection's archives several years ago, Glen Smith, a gospel enthusiast from Ohio, made a remarkable discovery: Little-known recordings of the late great ...

Mahalia Jackson rose from Deep South poverty to world renown as a passionate gospel singer. Closely associated with the black civil rights movement, Miss Jackson was chosen to sing at the Rev. Dr.

The first trailer for Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia has dropped and in it, Danielle Brooks sizzles onscreen while playing the lead role of gospel legend and civil rights activist Mahalia Jackson.

'Orange Is the New Black' star Danielle Brooks will play gospel music icon Mahalia Jackson in a biopic on Lifetime, which Robin Roberts is executive producing. By Rick Porter Orange Is the New Black ...