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Dui Jarrod is a screenwriter, storyteller and director from White Hall, Arkansas. He began his career in film with his first project at 11 years old. The effort fortified his belief that cinema can be used delicately and progressively. Driven by his desire to move the narrative forward for marginalized communities, Jarrod moved to Los…

Lil Wayne has demanded the return of his personal property. The “Lollipop” hitmaker has sent a legal letter to Moments in Time — who are selling his 1999 lyrics notebook for $250,000 — insisting he is the rightful owner and the broker doesn’t have permission to sell or transfer the book to anyone. In the letter,…

Ludacris paid a random woman’s $375 grocery bill. The 40-year-old rapper reportedly came to the rescue of widow Therra Jaramillo, whose husband had died of cancer, when she didn’t have enough money left to add to the $250 Whole Foods gift card a friend had gifted her for the store in Atlanta. In a…

Rock ‘n’ roll great Antoine “Fats” Domino died, Tuesday, Oct. 24 of natural causes.

The telethon for relief for Hurricane Harvey’s victims, “Hand in Hand: A Benefit for Hurricane Harvey Relief,” already has some serious star power behind it. Jamie Foxx announced the telethon earlier, and now that announcement has become reality, with Foxx, Beyoncé, Oprah, Blake Shelton, Barbra Streisand, George Clooney, Julia Roberts and Reese Witherspoon all set…

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, you read the above title correctly. There are actually a lot of people out there who are praising President Donald Trump for showing up at Hurricane Harvey, and took the opportunity to simultaneously blast former President Barack Obama for not appearing during Hurricane Katrina 12 years ago. There’s just one problem with…

Powerhouse entrepreneur Toya Wright wears many hats. Boasting over 5.5M followers on social media, those familiar with Wright know she’s serious about turning her Black Girl Magic into coins. They also know where she’s from and how that impacts this mother who manages several businesses and travels the country working to empower women of color.…

Al Roker is perhaps one of the few weathermen in America that have a devoted fan base. His stint on “The Today Show” has allowed him to become a trustworthy face and voice for viewers when it comes to weather and news. But his job on cable TV’s The Weather Channel apparently is now over…

Hurricane Katrina left an indelible mark on the lives of so many children in and around the New Orleans area. Many ended up in different states struggling to adapt to a “new world.” New school systems meant new rules, new friends, and sadly, new enemies.

Circle Food Store comes from humble beginnings as a produce stand, which was established as the St. Bernard Market in 1854. In 1949, it was turned over to Herbert Gabriel and Mike Gabriel.

We visited New Orleans to get a glimpse of the Lower 9th Ward years after Hurricane Katrina.

Comedic actor Mike Myers recently spoke about one of most notorious on-camera moments. The star of the Austin Powers and Shrek films spoke to GQ about his infamous 2005 appearance on a telethon to raise money for victims of Hurricane Katrina

Once seen as a hero and one of the pillars of the rebuilding efforts following the Hurricane Katrina catastrophe, former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin is now the face of the massive corruption and crime wave that took place in the aftermath of that historic natural disaster that nearly destroyed the city. A jury just…

The Soledad O’Brien and Brad Raymond Foundation held their annual gala “New Orleans to New York” at the Stephan Weiss Studio, Urban Zen, in Greenwich Village. The foundation is dedicated to providing gifted young women new opportunities for achievement by supplying them with the tools they need to ensure a brighter future. Inspired by their…

With heavy rains and strong winds, Flossie’s strength was underestimated in Hawaii, after leaving the island weak and with vast destruction. The National Weather Service projects the tropical storm to depart from the area on Tuesday weaker than it arrived. Hawaii, particularly parts of Maui and Molokai, faces widespread power outages with no estimated time…

Earlier this week, a massive tornado ripped through and devastated several parts of Oklahoma City, destroying blocks of houses and killing at least 24 people. While science and common sense would say that the weather is to blame for the carnage and destruction, the infamous Westboro Baptist Church is claiming that the real culprit is…

Ray Nagin, 56, the mayor who stood in the national spotlight when Hurricane Katrina – “the deadliest and most destructive” hurricane in the U.S. – devastated New Orleans and Mississippi. The most outspoken politician in the Gulf Coast following the devastation, Nagin’s name was once synonymous with propelling New Orleans’ rebirth efforts. On Friday, Jan.…

Painting with a Twist, one of the latest urban lifestyle crazes sweeping the nation from coast to coast, has landed in the Detroit metropolitan area. The concept, which is the brainchild of the Corks N Canvas franchise, is one that is long overdue for emerging local artists, veteran painters and those who just want to…

The fictional account of a Mississippi family’s ordeal during Hurricane Katrina has won the U.S. National Book Award for fiction. The judges praised Jesmyn Ward’s Salvage the Bones for its “piercing metaphor and simile.” In her acceptance speech, Ward said she realized that life was a “feeble, unpredictable thing,” when her younger brother was killed by…

Ludacris has long been an advocate for education and the arts. Recently, his philanthropy reached a new height. After announcing earlier this year that he’d teamed with Better World Books and DoSomething.org to launch the Epic Book Drive, which helps provide books to the Recovery School District in New Orleans, reports have confirmed that the cause…