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 ...

MLK's 'I Have a Dream' speech reflects the importance of a Black community coming together around an agenda uniting civil ...

It was exceedingly rare for a big studio movie in the 1940s to have an all-Black cast, but Cabin In The Sky is the exception.

Recently, we honored Dr. Martin Luther King who made the ultimate sacrifice ... famed gospel singer, Mahalia Jackson shouted to him, “Tell them about the dream, Martin.” ...

The legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is one we honor and celebrate ... speech which revved up the crowd so much that singer Mahalia Jackson, who was in attendance, yelled for King to ...

The talents, experiences, and storied backgrounds of women have played a pivotal role in shaping the landscape of modern ...

The annual observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day invites Americans to reflect ... When gospel singer Mahalia Jackson called out “Tell them about the dream, Martin,” he departed from his ...

For my father, if it wasn’t Mahalia Jackson ... She regularly performed at Santa Cruz’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day marches, the NAACP Gospel Night, American Red Cross Heroes Breakfast and ...

Musically, Murphy cites a wide range of influences, including gospel greats like Mahalia Jackson and Sister Rosetta Tharpe ... which he sang as part of birthday tributes to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

In a country with a history of great oratory Martin Luther King stands high. His spellbinding ‘I Have ... He was thirty-nine years old. Mahalia Jackson sang King’s favourite hymn, ‘Take my hand, ...