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20 years old, 400 degreez, back that azz up, cash money records, ha, juvenile, magnolia, master p, new orleans, no limit - November 01, 2018

Juvenile’s 400 Degreez Is Turning 20. You Thought It Wasn’t Gon’ Change the Game, Ha? You Were Wrong, Ha

There are a few songs that I can remember exactly where I was the first time I heard them. Juvenile’s “Ha” is one of them. I remember sitting on the futon in my house in what must have been early October 1998 (because of when the single was released) watching Rap City, while on a break from class at Morehouse College,…

All of the Food in New Orleans Is the Best of All the Foods. How Is This Possible?

Before flying there for Essence Fest in July, I’d never been to New Orleans. Since then, I’ve been there twice, once for Panama’s bachelor party, then Sunday and Monday of this week to speak at Tulane University.

25 Things Overheard When Watching Girls Trip In a Hotel Room Full of Men During a Bachelor Party in New Orleans

This time last week, I was in New Orleans for Panama’s bachelor party weekend. I arrived Friday afternoon, and after the fellas already in New Orleans returned from the plantation tour, we gathered in Panama’s hotel room to kick it and determine our plans for the night. The TV happened to be on, and Girls Trip…

It’s Official. New Orleans Is My Favorite City in America. Here Are 10 Reasons Why

1. Cliché as this will be, I’m starting with the quite obvious ability to walk around with that drank. Sure, Bourbon Street smells like Hurl of Christmas Past and you’re likely to see a person laid out face down in the street, not dead, just passed out from all of the Everclear 151 and sugar mixtures. Hurricanes, Hand…

Who Would Have Thought Touring a Louisiana Plantation Was a Good Activity for a Bachelor Party Weekend?

I just got back from New Orleans, where a bunch of the homies and I took a Homie Trip to celebrate my upcoming nuptials. While what happens in New Orleans stays on Instagram, there were a few planned activities that were both fun and educational. For instance, we took an airboat tour of a swamp and I learned all about…

Louisiana teacher disciplined over racially charged comments about Kaepernick Nike ad

A public school teacher in the New Orleans suburb of Slidell is being disciplined for racially incendiary comments made in response to Nike’s decision to release a major ad campaign featuring former San Francisco 49er Colin Kaepernick. Slidell High School math teacher Valerie Scogin apparently took issue with the Nike campaign that celebrates 30 […]

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Brad Pitt foundation, Make It Right, faces lawsuit over New Orleans homes built after Hurricane Katrina

An attorney plans to sue actor Brad Pitt's foundation, Make It Right, over the degradation of homes built in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

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New Orleans mayor LaToya Cantrell vows to reduce murder rates

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has always had a clear vision of how she wants to improve the quality of life in her city . In her inaugural address back in May she declared some foundational principles of her new administration. “We’re going to do things with purpose,” she said. “We’re going to do things that matter. […]

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Male cheerleaders to make their debut on the NFL sidelines this season

For the first time in history, the NFL will have male cheerleaders on the sidelines.

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Getting there is half the fun: 10 family friendly trips to enjoy by train this summer

We found 10 family friendly train trips that will allow you to sit back and relax as you travel to exhilarating new places that are the cornerstone of our great country.

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Michelle Obama Discusses New Memoir at Library Conference

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former first lady Michelle Obama will discuss her upcoming memoir “Becoming” […]

‘Love and Hip Hop’ Star Tokyo Vanity Receives Praise from Fans After She Opens Up About Her Sex Life and Childhood Trauma

Life isn't always fair and reality star Tokyo Vanity explained the difficulties of overcoming different hardships on Monday's night episode of "Love and Hip Hop Atlanta."

14 people accused of using commercial flights to smuggle illegal drugs into New Orleans

Fourteen men and women are learning a hard lesson after allegedly smuggling illegal drugs into New Orleans on several commercial flights from California into Louis Armstrong International Airport.

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Trumpeter Terence Blanchard’s new album uses jazz to heal communities dealing with gun violence The multiple Grammy winner talks about working with Spike Lee, listening to the universe — and the real-life hurricanes of this lifetime

“John Coltrane used to say that we’ve got to learn how to play in tune — and he meant with the universe, not in terms of pitch,” says trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard, a man who has created 40-plus film scores and played on 50-plus. “That stuck with me. It’s about learning how to pay […]

Black Surgeon Saves Lives in New Orleans And Nigeria, Often for Free

As if the life of a neurosurgeon isn’t busy enough, one dedicated doctor manages to […]

Mardi Gras Parade Turns Sour After Folks on Float Give Parade-Goers Blackface Figurines

A New Orleans resident said she was shocked and appalled after someone handed her 4-year-old […]

The Download | February 7: Tragic end for BLM Activist in New Orleans and Kendrick & SZA Team Up

Happy Wednesday Grio Fam! We’ve got a video recap of your top trending stories for today. Early on Tuesday morning, Black Lives Matter activist Muhiyidin d’Baha was shot and killed in New Orleans. Police department spokesman Beau Tidwell told The Advocate that d’Baha had been found around 1:25 a.m. He had apparently been shot in the leg while riding his bicycle. Although d’Baha […]

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Black Lives Matter Activist Shot and Killed In New Orleans

Black Lives Matter activist Muhiyidin D’Baha from Charleston, NC was shot and killed in New Orleans, […]

Why high school football is making a comeback in New Orleans After ripping up an entire school district, charter schools try to mend fences by reviving Friday night lights

NEW ORLEANS — It’s homecoming week, and for the first time there’s a buzz in the halls of KIPP Renaissance Charter High School about Friday’s big football game. Students were discussing plans to go, and alumni were coming by the school in the city’s 9th Ward to buy tickets. For a team used to double-digit […]

The Civil Rights Lawsuit Against the Orleans Parish D.A. Is Another Reason To Take a Knee

At a time when the abuses and inequities of the U.S. criminal justice system are […]

The Chef That Brought the Taste of the Big Easy to the Nation’s Capital

For many children growing up, helping in the kitchen meant assisting their mothers, grandmothers or […]

How a Christian Ministry is Having an Unholy Impact on New Orleans’ School Cafeteria Workers

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, one of the most destructive storms in […]

No long-ago hurricane will stop rapper Don Flamingo The Roc Nation artist says his East New Orleans neighborhood is resilient

“This ain’t Kansas,” yells Don Flamingo. He’s in front of his friend’s mother’s house, surveying boarded-up windows and a nearly decimated roof. “A tornado? We never get tornadoes!” Most of New Orleans’ residents have a name for Hurricane Katrina, the storm that tore through the city in 2005, leaving a path of devastation from which […]

Even after 40 years, Maze and Frankie Beverly play on A loving history of the band that always spreads happy feelings before they let go

In 1976, a demo tape came across the desk of Capitol Records vice president Larkin Arnold. The clunky reel-to-reel featured songs written and performed by Raw Soul, an unsigned San Francisco combo that had created a buzz opening shows for Marvin Gaye. Arnold cued up the tape and was immediately struck by the band’s deft […]

Even with Marijuana Decriminalization, Blacks Are Still Targeted More by Police

New Orleans’ new marijuana law purports to be more lenient toward nonviolent offenders, but — unsurprisingly — […]

New Orleans Charter School Treats Traumatized Children with Counseling, Not Punishment

Before Katrina tore through the city of New Orleans in 2005, the public school system […]

New Orleans, Robert E. Lee and the South’s treasonous history of alternative facts My commute on Lee Highway shows the ordinariness of American racism

Every day, I turn onto Lee Highway, named in honor of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. The road, a section of an early transcontinental auto route winding from Washington, D.C., to San Diego, is part of my daily commute from Northern Virginia. The history it commemorates is part of the American sickness — white supremacy […]

Does Preserving Confederate History Outweigh the Need to Remove Symbols of a People’s Oppression?

The Battle of Liberty Place monument commemorates 5,000 members of the Crescent City White League’s […]

New Orleans to Remove Its Confederate Monuments, Starting with ‘the Most Offensive of the Four’

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Workers in New Orleans removed the first of four prominent Confederate […]

LeBron James Family Foundation helps kids rebuild homes in New Orleans The King’s 330 Ambassadors team up with Youth Rebuilding New Orleans to buoy annual All-Star commitment

The All-Star break is more than just a time for NBA players to show off their midseason skills and be honored as star players. It’s also a time when many players dedicate themselves or their foundations to provide service to the host city’s community. That is just what Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James is doing […]

NBA All-Stars turn out for 10th anniversary Day of Service Steph Curry, DeAndre Jordan and others put in work off the court in New Orleans

Charter buses filled with NBA players and volunteers lined the street alongside William Hart Elementary School here on Friday. The school was the first of three locations where players participated in community service projects during NBA All-Star Weekend. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the NBA Cares All-Star Day of Service in which athletes, […]

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2018 NBA All-Star Game, New Orleans - February 16, 2017

An Undefeated guide to the coolest events surrounding NBA All-Star Weekend Everything you need to know about New Orleans, made easy

NBA All-Star Weekend’s path to New Orleans is as circuitous and dramatic as any of the storylines that will actually take place on the court at Smoothie King Center. The festivities were of course originally supposed to take place in Charlotte, North Carolina, but the state’s LGBT discrimination laws led the NBA to send its […]

The Style of Swagger: Kelly Oubre Jr. The Washington Wizards forward is only 21, but already has fashion superstardom on his mind

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