How Gospel Great Mahalia Jackson Gave Wing to Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech

See the Photographs That Captured the Icons of Jazz See photographs from a new book of iconic images of jazz legends like Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie and Quincy Jones.

Unpublished Black History: Mayor John Lindsay and Mahalia Jackson Roughly half — more than 500 people — guessed correctly that the man on the left was John V. Lindsay, the mayor of New York City from 1966 to 1973.

Introducing Plus Size Model Mahalia Handley Meet plus size model Mahalia Handley. You may not recognise her now but, thanks to a huge new UK modelling campaign, you're going to get used to seeing her face. Having already landed jobs for Cosm

5 Things You Need To Know About Plus Size Model Mahalia Handley Meet plus size model Mahalia Handley. You may not recognise her now but, thanks to a huge new UK modelling campaign, you're going to get used to seeing her face. Having already landed jobs for Cosm

How Gospel Great Mahalia Jackson Gave Wing to MLK’s ‘I Have a Dream’ Speech

Captivating Black-And-White Photos Chronicle The Early Days Of R&B B.B. King, Della Reese, Mahalia Jackson. The gang's all here.

The Amazing Mom Behind the Actor & Rapper Common I knew a lot about Common but I had also heard about his amazing mother, Dr. Mahalia Hines, who served as a principal in the Chicago Public Schools for seventeen years. I told him that for mother’s day, I wanted to get to know the woman behind such Read more ... a cool guy.

Dangerously in Denial After seeing Beyoncé fumble and falter her way through Mahalia Jackson's classic, "Precious Lord, Take My Hand," it can now be argued that artists aren't merely tossing about their faux manes, they're also throwing around their supposed professional Read more ... clout.

Beyoncé explains the current cultural meaning behind her Grammys Selma tribute Ledisi - who plays iconic gospel singer Mahalia Jackson in the Oscar-nominated movie - has revealed that she was left 'a little disappointed' by the snub