Hurricane Katrina Survivor Now Leading The Battle Against Flooding In New Orleans
This Hurricane Katrina survivor works to prevent dangerous floods in NOLA happening on her watch....
Hurricane Katrina
Louisiana Parole Board Recommends Release Of Mother Serving Life Sentence For Feeding Baby Cow’s Milk
Everyone deserves a second chance, right?...
New Orleans Restaurant Owners Share How to Rebound From A Business Disaster
The couple decided to reevaluate and regroup---a process that took more than a decade. But they never let go of their dream to reopen their family business and they worked hard to see the resurgence....
After Their Restaurant Was Destroyed by Katrina, Couple Lands Delicious Deal With Daymond John
Maranda and Joe Dowell pitched Joe’s Gourmet Fish Fry on Shark Tank, striking a deal with Daymond John. Hurricane Katrina destroyed the Dowell family’s seafood restaurant...
New Orleans Elects an African American Woman as Mayor
LaToya Cantrell made history on Saturday, becoming the first woman to win a mayoral race in New Orleans' 300-year history....
Echoing Katrina, Harvey Threatens to Devastate Houston’s Black-Owned Businesses
A furious and unforgiving storm, Hurricane Harvey, threatens to derail the incredible progress made by African American entrepreneurs in that town......
Rising to the Top: 10 Years After Katrina
A flooded high school takes an innovative, practical approach to meeting its students' needs 10 years after Katrina and enjoys a graduation rate of 100%....
#Katrina10: Nation Remembering the Hurricane and Its Continuing Aftermath
Commemoration efforts continue today and many have highlighted the issues that still remain in the region, a full decade after the storm hit, via social....
10 Years After Hurricane Katrina
Ten years after Hurricane Katrina, W.K. Kellogg Foundation president and CEO assesses New Orleans' progress since the storm and the problems that lie ahead....
Study: Low-Income Black Women Ignored After Hurricane Katrina
Research also indicated that the women were forced to move into expensive housing, and some had to relocate to areas where they faced racial intimidation....