“Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans” Here for a Limited Time Only
• May 13, 2011 • 2 CommentsPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Awards, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Cooking, Crime, Cultural History, Discrimination, Documentary, Drug Culture/Industry, Education, Environmental Crimes, Film, Food, Hate Crimes, Health, Hurricanes, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Murder/Manslaughter, National Issues, Natural Disasters, New Orleans, Obama Administration, People of Color, Political Malfeasance, Preachers/Ministers, Protestant Denominations, Public Television, Race, Sexuality, Spirituality, Television, The Catholic Church, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: "Congo Square", "Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans", "Treme", Arguments, Black Creoles, Black Neighborhood, Brenda Marie Osbey, Broken Levees, California Newsreel, Community, Documentary, Father Jerome LeDoux, Film Documentary, Film Festivals, Glen David Andrews, HBO, Hurricane Katrina, Lenwood Sloan, Levees, Lolis Eric Elie, Nature, New Orleans, New Orleans Music, San Francisco International Film Festival, South Madison Branch Public Library, St. Augustine Parish, The Mississippi River, Tribeca Film Festival, Wynton Marsalis
The President at The Fifth of Katrina, Xavier University, New Orleans, August 29, 2010
• August 29, 2010 • Comments Off on The President at The Fifth of Katrina, Xavier University, New Orleans, August 29, 2010Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Cultural History, Democrats, Education, Homelessness, Hurricanes, Joblessness, Journalism and Ethics, Natural Disasters, New Orleans, Obama Administration, Race, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Ninth Ward, Women
Tags: Ben Franklin High School, Broken Levees, Dr. Regina Benjamin, Emergency Plan, FEMA, Floods, Harry Shearer, HBCU, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Rita, Levees, New Orleans, New Orleans Housing Authority, New Orleans LA, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Roman Catholic, St. Bernard Project, Stranded, The Big Easy, The Big Uneasy, The Fifth Anniversary, The Gulf Coast, The Musicians' Village, The President, The President of the United States, Xavier University
Spike Lee Returns with a New Documentary About New Orleans (and the Oil-Soaked Gulf) Five Years After Katrina on HBO
• August 19, 2010 • Comments Off on Spike Lee Returns with a New Documentary About New Orleans (and the Oil-Soaked Gulf) Five Years After Katrina on HBOPosted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Cultural History, Democrats in Name Only, Documentaries, Documentary, Education, Environmental Crimes, Film, Haiti, Haitians/Francophone Caribbean, Health, Hurricanes, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Natural Disasters, New Orleans, Obama Administration, People of Color, Phyllis Montana LeBlanc, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Race, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: "Cancer Alley", "If God is Willing and Da Creek Don't Rise", "Treme", "When the Levees Broke", African Americans, Alabama, Barack Obama, Big Oil, Blacks, BP, Brown, Bush, Cable TV, Cheney, Condoleezza Rice, Debut, Dick Cheney, Documentary, Environmental Disaster, Florida, George W. Bush, Haiti, HBO, Hurricane Katrina, Levees, Louisiana, Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Michael Brown, Mississippi, Neighborhoods, New Orleans LA, NOLA, NOLA.com, Phyllis Montana LeBlanc, Premiere, President Barack Obama, Rep. Joseph Cao, Seafood Industry, Sean Penn, Simonize, Spike, Spike Lee, The BP Oil Spill, The Deepwater Horizon, The Gulf Coast, The Mahalia Jackson Theatre, Vietnamese Community, Wendell Pierce, William "Cold Cash" Jefferson
I Can’t Watch “Treme” on HBO, But You Can Starting April 11 (w/Update)
• April 9, 2010 • 2 CommentsPosted in Acting, African American History, American History, Arts, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Crime, Cultural History, Drama, Hurricanes, Love, Natural Disasters, New Orleans, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Race, Television, Television Series
Tags: "Buy Us Back Chirac", "Do What You Wanna", "Fuck You You Fucking Fucks", "FYYFFs", "The Los Angeles Times", "The Wire", "Treme", Ashley Morris, Back of Town, Cable TV, David Mills, David Simon, Hana Morris, HBO, Hurricane Katrina, Jazz, Jazz Musicians, Katrina, Kermit Ruffins, Levees, Mardi Gras Indians, Mary McNamara, Music, New Orleans, New Orleans LA, oyster, Rebirth Brass Band, The Crescent City, Wendell Pierce, Your Right Hand Thief
This Black Sista's Memorial Page 