In less than a year, Jannie Jones has played two leading women in history. After an impressive star turn last year as Mahalia Jackson in the N.C. Black Repertory Company's Mahalia Jackson, Queen of ...

Ethel Waters (pictured) was a popular blues, jazz and gospel singer and Oscar-nominated actress often credited with helping open the doors for other African-Americans in entertainment. By The Atlanta ...

Ethel Waters was a popular blues, jazz and gospel singer and Oscar-nominated actress often credited with helping open the doors for other African-Americans in entertainment. She was also the first ...