Under the direction of Kevin Lee-Y Green, "Mahalia" is rough around the edges but features strong moments and soul-stirring ...

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

Jackson was the first gospel singer to sell two million records. She was close to Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement, and even played a role in his most famous speech. ‘Queen of ...

Gospel singer Mahalia Jackson has been “tragically neglected as a major civil rights pioneer,” according to historians Tyson (The Blood of Emmett Till) and Williams, who seek to correct that oversight ...