Follows the successful career of Jackson as well as her unique friendship and devotion to Martin Luther King Jr. and her unsung contribution to the Civil Rights Movement.
Ledisi
as Mahalia Jackson
Columbus Short
as Martin Luther King Jr.
Janet Hubert
as Aunt Duke
Wendy Raquel Robinson
as Cylestine
Keith David
as Ink Williams
Corbin Bleu
as Cab Calloway
Keith D. Robinson
as Thomas Dorsey
Jai'Len Christine Li Josey
as Hannah
ShaLeah Nicole
as Young Mahalia
Wren T. Brown
as Clive
Ava Elise Cherry
as Young Mahalia
Vanessa Williams
as Lucille
