Gather reported that Fantasia Barrino is set to play gospel’s first queen, Mahalia Jackson, in a biographical motion picture to begin filming in April for a December 2011 release.  Jackson would have turned 100 this October.
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Written by : Bob Marovich

Bob Marovich is a gospel music historian, author, and radio host. Founder of Journal of Gospel Music blog (formally The Black Gospel Blog) and producer of the Gospel Memories Radio Show.