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
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
Six days after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans police officers opened fire on an unarmed family seeking refuge from the flooding that left much of
Reporting the news about catastrophes and devastation started to leave a void in the heart of CNN anchor and journalist Soledad O’Brien. A compassionate O’Brien
The book promised to the world by former New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin concerning his memories and thoughts about Hurricane Katrina is expected to be
Across America, many historically black colleges and universities are having a rough time making it. The most recent added to this list is the historic
Along both sides of the largest River in the United States, residents are bracing for floods not seen since 1927. The Mississippi River is cresting
Looking at rapper David Banner’s career is like examining an exercise in persistence. After achieving chart-topping success in the music industry nearly a decade ago,
The neglect and assault on black citizens in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina should have been considered a crime against humanity. The government’s slow response
