Mahalia Jackson’s gospel anthems and Harry Belafonte’s interpretations of calypso music took on special relevance for the civil-rights movement.

To say that Mahalia Jackson had a heavenly voice may benefit heaven more than the singer. Jackson might not have invented gospel music, but she popularized it, making it respectable when many of the ...

The gospel singer was born about 100 years ago in New Orleans, and when she was 16, she traveled the well-worn path up the Mississippi to Chicago.... Mahalia Jackson: Voice Of The Civil Rights ...

Mahalia Jackson didn't start out with aspirations of becoming the queen of gospel music. She was listening to blues in her earliest days, specifically the songs of Bessie Smith, the empress of the ...

One of the little known facts about the Civil Rights Movement is that Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahalia Jackson were great friends. They also worked tirelessly together to spread the message of ...

MIA IS FROM JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, AND IS THE ONLY CHILD OF JAMES AND VAL JEAN EASTERLING. AFTER HER MOTHER PASSED AWAY IN A CAR ACCIDENT WHEN MIA WAS 15, SHE WAS RAISED BY HER GRANDPARENTS AND A ...

"Mahalia Jackson, Moving On Up a Little Higher: The Story of an American Civil Rights Pioneer," by Timothy B. Tyson and Mary D. Williams, Liveright, 256 pages. Of the many celebrities and civil rights ...

Prepare to be captivated by the soul-stirring power of gospel music and the inspirational legacy of Mahalia Jackson in FOR THE LOVE OF MAHALIA, a vibrant new musical set to grace the stage at Encore ...