Mahalia jackson

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Carl Van Vechten, featured in this week’s issue, photographed African-American cultural luminaries including James Baldwin and Zora Neale Hurston.

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Contrary to popular belief, the best thing to come out of New Orleans is not red beans and rice, it is Mahalia Jackson. Jackson is the great...

Mahalia Jackson (Oct. 26, 1911 – Jan. 27, 1972) was an American gospel singer. Possessing a powerful contralto voice, she was referred to as "The Queen of Gospel". Jackson became one of the most influential gospel singers in the world and was heralded internationally as a singer & civil rights activist. She was described by en tertainer Harry Belafonte as "the single most powerful black woman in the United States". She recorded 30 albums, and her 45 rpm records included 12 Gold…

Don McGlynn's new music documentary, Rejoice and Shout, tells the story of gospel music in America through some of its most famous singers including The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi, The Staple Singers and Mahalia Jackson. The film opens in select theaters this weekend.