鈥楾hey just give me the mic and point the way:鈥� Shirley Caesar remains the Queen of Gospel

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鈥楾hey just give me the mic and point the way:鈥� Shirley Caesar remains the Queen of Gospel

By Leoneda Inge

Published May 5, 2022 at 6:00 AM EDT

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You may recognize some of the big names in gospel music like Kirk Franklin and Yolanda Adams, but these stars follow in the wake of the Queen of Gospel: Durham-native Pastor Shirley Caesar.

Host Leonda Inge talks with Pastor Shirley Caesar about her experience during the pandemic and coming home to perform in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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Leoneda Inge

Leoneda Inge is the co-host of 瓜神app's "Due South." Leoneda has been a radio journalist for more than 30 years, spending most of her career at 瓜神app as the Race and Southern Culture reporter. Leoneda鈥檚 work includes stories of race, slavery, memory and monuments. She has won "Gracie" awards, an Alfred I. duPont Award and several awards from the Radio, Television, Digital 瓜神app Association (RTDNA). In 2017, Leoneda was named "Journalist of Distinction" by the National Association of Black Journalists.

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