Tim Thompson created “Tornado 12” in the midst of COVID, a financially declining period in society with the intent to acknowledge and represent the individuals who were suffering internally with the transitions of the world. With emotional dysfunction of adjusting to the ways of the world, the apparel line was created with the purpose of understanding […] More
I’ll never get tired of seeing New Orleans music artists win and this is just another example! You’ve probably heard of GL Fatz through one of our older articles. Fatz is a rapper from New Orleans who focuses on fun, party music with well-written bars and original melodies. Fatz used to work heavily with New […] More
When researching infamous housing developments, you will rarely come across one with a bigger legacy than the Magnolia Projects. The C.J. Peete Public Housing Development commonly known as the Magnolia Projects aka The Wild Magnolia was opened to the public in 1941. The Magnolia Projects were the first all-black housing project to be federally funded […] More
This is what we love to see! New Orleans’ own Chase Cassine was featured in Essence for his mental health themed cook book! We’ve been covering Chase for a minute now and it seems like he’s just getting started! Essence is a huge deal in New Orleans and to see one of our own featured […] More
The New Orleans music technology scene is bubbling! We need to keep the momentum going. New Orleans pop star DAWN sat down with Brent Craige who recently won $400,000 in the NOEW Idea Pitch competition for a Fireside chat at NOLA music tech. The topics of discussion centered around how the music industry was changed […] More
New Orleans is known for embracing the past, but Smúvebby is ahead of the game with his music NFT project! Smúvebby is a Southern University A&M graduate. He launched his rawcutmasters account on rarible a year ago before pop culture was covering non-fungible tokens. He has been writing and recording his own raps for over […] More
It’s always amazing to see people using their talents to start their own businesses. Tiecha Keiffe did just that when she released her new activity book Spring into EGG-CITEMENT. One thing that I always loved doing as a kid was completing coloring and activity books. I feel like they are the perfect pass time for young […] More
The Save Our Soul Coalition (SOS) (@saveoursoulnola), the entity that led the charge to stop the effort to move a new City Hall into the Municipal Auditorium, is hosting a public meeting on Sunday, April 3, 2022, 3:00 pm at Louis Armstrong Park to update the community at large about the findings and results of […] More
Tyris Mcknight is about to premiere his new film at the WWII Museum! New Orleans is a breeding ground for films. Unfortunately, there aren’t a lot of local black men in the industry. This is why I love to see our brothers creating and distributing their movies independently! Tyris decided to produce his own film […] More
Black owned vape lounge Strange Cloudz looks to become staple in local community. Throughout their journey as business operators, they consider flexibility to be highly valuable. Stating that “…freedom is a necessary catalyst to actualizing ones destiny in this world.” The two entrepreneurs are using the lounge to provide creative and comfortable social atmospheres. Starting […] More