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#UPFRONT featuring Kierra Sheard + April Parker Jones (AUDIO + VIDEO)

Jazz 91.9 WCLK | By Ray Cornelius

Published March 31, 2020 at 8:33 PM EDT

Check out this past weekend's edition of UPFRONT Inside Atlanta's Entertainment Industry. It features my conversations with TV, film and stage actress April Parker Jones and gospel music sensation and actress Kierra Sheard.

Tyler Perry's If Loving You is Wrong debuts tonight and one of its stars April Parker Jones stopped by to chat about the series finale and her journey as "Natalie." She also opens up about recieving a star on Tyler Perry's Walk of Fame and much more. Watch a sneak peek below...

Gospel music superstar Kierra Sheard also stopped by to chat about her https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO5RPuLqAcc">new single and the role of a lifetime as her iconic mother, Karen Clark Sheard, in the upcoming Lifetime biopic, The Clark Sisters: The First Ladies of Gospel.

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Ray Cornelius is one of Atlanta’s newest entertainment writers and media personalities. His arts and entertainment website, www.raycornelius.com spotlights the latest in “positive” African-American celebrity news and was established in 2012. Since that time Cornelius has covered a myriad of red carpet premieres, award shows and Atlanta-based films including Tyler Perry’s Temptation, The BronzeLens Film Festival, The Trumpet Awards, and The Steve Harvey’s Neighborhood Awards just to name a few. He has also interviewed a who’s who list of today’s top singers, actors and reality stars. With nearly 20 years of media experience, Cornelius has also worked as an associate producer for the Emmy-winning public affairs program, ATL Insider and with such award shows as The Soul Train Awards, The Trumpet Awards and BET Hip-Hop Awards.

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