In an exclusive interview with Incluvie, writer and executive producer of Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story, Ericka Nicole Malone discusses her humble beginnings, her work process when crafting the Mahalia Jackson biopic, and what makes her stand out from the crowd.
Ericka was very vocal about how she began writing and producing work. The producer is originally from Louisville, Kentucky, and has been writing and directing ever since she was a little girl. She has said:
Afterward, Malone produced better plays and musicals and twenty years later she wrote her first sitcom pilot in 2015 called Ward of the State, which starred Janet Hubart and Brenda Vivian, and later wrote Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story.