![]() They called themselves The Pips in honor of their cousin/manager, James Pip Woods. Three years later, she won the grand prize on television’s “Ted Mack’s Amateur Hour,” and the following year, her mother Elizabeth Knight created the group consisting of Gladys, her brother Bubba, her sister Brenda and her cousins William and Elenor Guest. Georgia-born, Knight began performing gospel music at age four in the Mount Mariah Baptist Church and sang as a guest soloist with the Morris Brown College Choir. Adored the world over, Knight then toured across the UK, performing at packed arenas that included a sold-out performance at Wembley Stadium. In February 2011, Knight reunited with Elton John, Dionne Warwick, and Stevie Wonder for the first time in 25 years to perform their Grammy-winning song, “That’s What Friends Are For” at an AIDS research benefit at the downtown Cipriani in New York. This followed a successful four-year show run at The Flamingo, which the Las Vegas Review-Journal praised as “the number-one show on the Strip.” A tireless humanitarian, Knight is an iconic supporter of the Boys & Girls Club of America, to which she donated a Randy Jacksonproduced song, “The Dream.” As the celebrated singer of the timeless song “Midnight Train to Georgia,” Knight was a natural fit as national spokesperson and host of Amtrak’s National Train Day, the celebration of which took place Washington, DC’s famed Union Station. Knight, known as the “Empress of Soul,” a longtime Las Vegas resident, returned to the Strip in the late-2000s to the famed Tropicana Hotel for a special engagement that ran in the newly named Gladys Knight Theater, making her the first African-American performer to have a venue named after her in Las Vegas. This seven-time Grammy winner has enjoyed #1 hits in Pop, Gospel, R&B and Adult Contemporary, and has triumphed in film, television and live performance. Very few singers over the last fifty years have matched her unassailable artistry. The great ones endure, and Gladys Knight has long been one of the greatest. Tickets starting at $35 are on sale now and are available online at AXS.com or in person at the Pikes Peak Center box office. All tickets are subject to sales tax, facility and ticketing surcharges. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, February 7th at. An AFRO salute to Sen.Danny Zelisko Presents welcomes Gladys Knight to Pikes Peak Center at 7:30 p.m.Overcoming overdose: peers and libraries leading the way June 15, 2023.Local activists hold forum, weigh in on Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ June 15, 2023.Nonprofit works to combat lack of diversity in marine science June 15, 2023.Op-ed: why Black folk need holidays June 15, 2023.AFRO spotlight on Black excellence: Morgan State University’s ROTC Bear Battalion June 16, 2023.Why isn’t Juneteenth a paid holiday nationwide? June 16, 2023.America can’t afford to pay Black people reparations– or can it? June 16, 2023.Push for national reparations legislation slows, activists and elected officials press on June 16, 2023.130 years of excellence: AFRO Gala set to kick anniversary celebration into high gear August 4, 2022.Frances ‘Toni’ Draper announces retirement from pastorship at Freedom Temple AME Zion Church September 30, 2022 AFRO endorsements for the 2022 midterm elections November 5, 2022.Help us Continue to tell OUR Story and join the AFRO family as a member –subscribers are now members! Join here! Officials say Gladys Knight isn’t suspected of any criminal activity. After penalties and interest, officials say the total amounts to more than $1 million.ĭirector of the Georgia Department of Revenue’s Office of Special Investigations, Josh Waites, says state officials are working with Hankerson’s attorney “to have the businesses up and running again as soon as possible.” Gladys Knight attending American Theatre Wing’s 68th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on Jin New York City/picture alliance Photo by: Dennis Van Tine/Geisler-Fotopres/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Imagesĭepartment officials said in a statement that agents executed warrants at the restaurant’s locations and headquarters Tuesday and tried unsuccessfully to arrest Shanga Hankerson.Īuthorities say Hankerson is accused of stealing more than $650,000 in sales and withholding taxes for personal use. ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Department of Revenue officials say the son of singer Gladys Knight is accused of stealing tax money from several metro Atlanta chicken and waffles restaurants for his personal use.
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