(ThyBlackMan.com) When Mahalia Jackson sings, Heaven listens ... This ain’t just a playlist — it’s a spiritual experience. So take your time. Let each song wash over you.

According to a news release, fans of Stephenie Meyer’s novel and the hit movie “Twilight” can head to the Mahalia Jackson Theater on Oct. 14 for a special screening of the movie accompanied ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. started to get a little convoluted and pedantic while delivering his remarks, and the crowd’s attention was drifting. At that point, gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, who had ...

On Tuesday evening, April 29, bands took part in the first of two nights of Daze Between New Orleans at the Mahalia Jackson Theater. Umphrey’s McGee led the night’s charge, and topped a ...

The organization is offering a $750 reward. The bird's nest was destroyed last Saturday, Mar. 29, behind the Mahalia Jackson Theatre in Armstrong Park. Children were spotted 'throwing bricks and ...

As described by the Jazz and Heritage Foundation, “i[n] April of 1970, Mahalia Jackson, often called the greatest gospel singer, returned to her hometown to appear at the first New Orleans Jazz & ...

New England Conservatory’s Contemporary Musical Arts Department pays tribute to two of the most iconic and creative American singers of the 20th century in Night and Day: The Music of Chris Connor and ...

Examples abound. One of the most stirring scenes in Questlove’s documentary about the 1969 Harlem Music Festival, Summer of Soul, features an elder Mahalia Jackson together with an up-and-coming Mavis ...

Its origin story begins with gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, who, upon returning to town to sing at the very first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, ended up joining the Eureka Brass Band with ...

Gospel has been an integral part of Jazz Fest since it began in 1970, headlined by gospel legend Mahalia Jackson. Students from McDonogh 35 started performing in the 1970s, and more schools ...