Ledisi as Mahalia Jackson: Ericka Nicole Malone Writes a Woman Ahead of her Time
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Margaret Gardiner

Mahalia Jackson’s legacy celebrated in Ericka Nicole Malone’s new film
BY LOUREEN AYYOUB LOS ANGELES
PUBLISHED 2:49 PM PT MAY 04, 2021

92Q Nashville (October 2022)
Ericka Nicole Malone with Sissy Brown
Ericka Nicole Malone tapped into her creativity during college and paid her undergraduate tuition by writing and producing theatrical plays. Ericka began her screenwriting debut of the television sitcom pilot “Ward of the State”- A rich heiress is forced to move in with her middle class daughter after her fourth suddenly husband dies and leaves her penniless. Ward of the State helms the iconic Janet Hubert (Fresh Prince of Bel Air), Aloma Wright (Suits) and Vanessa Estelle Williams (Soul Food.) Her latest projects are “Remember Me” : The Mahalia Jackson Story – A new biopic of Gospel legend Mahalia Jackson starring R&B legend Ledisi, actors Columbus Short, Janet Hubert, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Keith David, Vanessa Estelle Williams, Corbin Bleu and Keith Robinson and several other projects in development including animation feature film “JG and the BC Kids”, live action and theatrical productions. As President of Ericka Nicole Malone Entertainment along with her business partner Phillip Robinson, Ericka is becoming one of the most prolific screenwriters and producers in Hollywood and is only just beginning.