Jamal Roberts was announced as the winner of “American Idol” Season 23. The 27-year-old physical education teacher from Meridian, Miss., beat out 18-year-old John Foster, a college student, from Addis ...

“American Idol” Season 23 finally has its winner: Mississippi teacher and father Jamal Roberts. Being the second Black man to ...

Jamal Roberts, a 27-year-old P.E. coach at Crestwood Elementary in Meridian, is the second Mississippian to win "American ...

Carrie Underwood is facing backlash after "American Idol" viewers perceived her reaction to Jamal Roberts' victory as less than enthusiastic.

Meridian, Mississippi native Jamal Roberts won "American Idol" with a record 26 million votes. Celebrities including Jennifer Hudson, Anita Baker, Fantasia, and the "American Idol" judges ...