Why Black Biopics Reign at Lifetime
When the idea of making a biopic about Mahalia Jackson first came up, about half the members of Lifetime's Original Movies group hadn't heard of the gospel legend and civil rights leader — which, for that team, was a selling point. "We had been talking about women who have historically made impacts that no one talks about," says head of movies Tanya Lopez of the group's brainstorming sessions.