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12.04.2022 / 00:53

First Look: Ledisi Stars As The Iconic Gospel Singer In ‘Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story’

Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story will premiere during the opening night of the 30th annual Pan African Film & Arts Festival in Los Angeles, CA.Starring the Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Ledisi in the lead role, Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story will explore the trauma of Jackson’s early childhood, and how those experiences help to strengthen her faith in God, and allowed her to use her amazing voice as a vessel for perseverance and unwavering integrity. Ledisi previously played the legendary gospel artist in 2014’s Selma.Named after Jackson’s classic song “Remember Me,” the film will also highlight her career and close friendship with Dr.

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20.01.2021 / 03:35

Singer Ledisi To Play Gospel Music Icon & Martin Luther King Jr. Companion Mahalia Jackson In ‘Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story’

EXCLUSIVE: R&B recording artist Ledisi (Selma, American Soul) is set to play legendary gospel singer Mahalia Jackson in the biopic, Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story. Columbus Short (ABC’s Scandal, Stomp the Yard) will take on the role of Martin Luther King Jr., a close friend of Jackson’s. Janet Hubert (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) and Wendy Raquel Robinson (The Walking Dead, The Steve Harvey Show) also co-star.

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04.08.2020 / 18:03

Danielle Brooks to Play Mahalia Jackson In Upcoming Lifetime Biopic

Orange Is the New Black and as Sofia on Broadway’s The Color Purple is set to shine as the gospel legend and civil rights activist in Lifetime’s Robin Roberts Presents: The Mahalia Jackson Story. The biopic will tell the story of the New Orleans-born Jackson, who went on to become one of the most revered gospel figures in U.S. history.

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03.08.2020 / 19:03

Lifetime And Robin Roberts Set ‘The Mahalia Jackson Story’ Starring Danielle Brooks With Kenny Leon Directing

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterLifetime has extended its partnership with journalist Robin Roberts for four new movies and they are about to fuel the soul with Robin Roberts Presents: The Mahalia Jackson Story. The movie will star Tony Award nominee, SAG and Grammy Award-winning actress Danielle Brooks (Orange is the New Black, Broadway’s The Color Purple) as the titular iconic gospel legend and civil rights activist while Tony winner Kenny Leon (Broadway’s A Raisin in the Sun, Fences, Lifetime’s Steel Magnolias) will direct. The pic comes from Rock’n Robin Productions and Lincoln Square Productions.

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