Danielle Brooks to play gospel music icon Mahalia Jackson in Robin Roberts-produced Lifetime movie

The Hollywood Reporter

Robin Roberts Presents: The Mahalia Jackson Story, starring the Orange Is the New Black alum, is the first in a four-film deal with the Good Morning America anchor, who previously produced Stolen by My Mother: The Kamiyah Mobley Story for Lifetime. "The Mahalia Jackson Story will trace Jackson's life and career as she became arguably the best known gospel singer in the mid-20th century and a civil rights activist who sang at the 1963 March on Washington," per The Hollywood Reporter. "She sold millions of records and was the first gospel singer to perform at Carnegie Hall. She also sang at John F. Kennedy's inaugural ball in 1961."