About Cheryl Jackson
When it comes to the inspiration brand, Cheryl Jackson is one of the nation's leading media personalities in the format. A trailblazer in the field, she created the first Urban Inspiration Radio Station in the United States while programming Heaven 1580 in Washington DC.
Urban inspiration is a lifestyle driven music format that fuses Pop, R&B, gospel and Contemporary Christian music with today's trending news and current affairs, all with an inspirational twist. Major media outlets have adopted this brand of programming throughout the world, in hopes of marketing their product to mainstream advertisers.
As an champion for the gospel and urban inspiration brand, she was and is instrumental breaking some of the major gospel artists in their quest to establish their careers while coming to the DMV.
A 2x Stellar Award winning radio personality herself, she is the Executive Producer for the nationally syndicated radio show, “Get Up Mornings with Erica Campbell”. She can be heard on Praise 104.1 FM in Washington DC for her highly rated radio show, "Cheryl Jackson in the Midday''; and worldwide on Urban One's Inspiration Network. Most importantly, she’s a wife, a mother, a friend, and a daughter of the King
During the 1950’s and 1960’s, there was no more famous gospel group than the Clara Ward Singers. They conquered Hollywood with the same vengeance that they used to become the best selling gospel group of the 1950’s. In the black church world, they were renowned for their million-sellers, such as “Packing Up, Getting Ready to Go” […]
The history of Mother Willie Mae Ford Smith in the gospel field is nearly mythical. Her solos at annual Baptist conventions in the 1930’s suggest that she was a spell binding performer who wrecked church houses coast to coast with her blues-inspired soprano. She was also the inventor of the sermonette. Before her, no artist […]
While on the “Black Nativity” set with Angela Bassett, Kym Lee shares with us the importance of hand salve. Hand salve is a very thick emollient that is used to soothe dry and cracked skin. The skin on the hands generally takes a much harsher beating than any other skin on the body. Furthermore, hands are very […]
One of the leading gospel groups of the 1940’s and 50’s, the Roberta Martin Singers were a unique ensemble, Born February 12, 1907, in Helena, Arizona, Roberta Martin’s family relocated to Cairo, Illinois, when she was ten. There she studied classical piano until she was asked to play for the young people’s choir at Ebeneezer Baptist […]
Thomas Dorsey‘s National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses appropriately labled Sallie Martin “the Mother of Gospel”. Yes, she sang and her group the Sallie Martin Singers, had a following, but that is not why she’s Mama Gospel. She merits the title because the publishing firm she and Kenneth Morris launched in 1940, Martin & […]
We spoke with Executive Director, Kim Rhim, today about “The Training Source” and the services that they provide for our community. The Training Source’s programs and services include: employment training youth leadership and employability programs homeless services a professional clothing closet for job seekers employer staffing assistance and staff development training application assistance for […]
Meet the United Tenors: Dave Hollister, Eric Roberson, Brian Courtney Wilson, Fred Hammond. Fred Hammond has been teasing us with music on social-cam. Well, here is the first single! Take a listen and tell us what you think. FHammond & UT Here In Our Praise – 4.38 min.mp3 (1)
Thomas Dorsey‘s National Convention of Gospel Choirs and Choruses appropriately labeled Sallie Martin “the Mother of Gospel”. Yes, she sang and her group the Sallie Martin Singers, had a following, but that is not why she’s Mama Gospel. She merits the title because the publishing firm she and Kenneth Morris launched in 1940, Martin & Morris Music, […]
Since Thomas Dorsey was deemed the Father of Gospel, James Cleveland‘s success earned him the next best title: the Crown Prince of Gospel. From the 1950’s on, Cleveland laid the foundation for the elevation of choir music into a sophisticated art form. Implementing diverse elements of jazz and pop, blues and Sanctified church rhythms, he created a […]
He was named the Father of Gospel Music and with good reason. Not only did Thomas Dorsey coin the term “gospel music”, but he wrote some of gospel’s foundational standards such as “Take My Hand, Precious Lord” and “Peace in the Valley”. Thomas Andrew Dorsey was born on July 1, 1899, in Villa Rica, […]
NBC News reports about a 15-year-old girl who performed at President Obama’s inauguration last week was shot dead Tuesday while hanging out with friends in bullet-scarred Chicago. Hadiya Pendleton — described by a relative as a “walking angel” — was standing under a canopy in Vivian Gordon Harsh Park when a gunman ran down an alley, […]