A little more than halfway through the 2008 documentary Trouble the Water, we find ourselves with the film’s subject, Kimberly Rivers Roberts, as she explains that she lost the master tapes of her music in the storm. A temporary relocation has taken her to relatives in Memphis, Tennessee, where she was greeted with a copy of her music she had sent them before. Not only does she take this as a sign, but she makes the CD her new master tape and performs along to a track called “Amazing.”

by Deonna Anderson

Ten years ago, the people of New Orleans, Louisiana experienced tragedy. Hurricane Katrina hit, destroying homes, taking lives and changing the city forever. While many were pushed out of the city, some Orleneans stayed post-Katrina and are continuing to work toward building New Orleans back up, and making it even better than it was before the hurricane. “I want us to work on where we want to be. Our primary focus is to ensure that we have an equitable city, that includes all segments of our community,” said Erika McConduit-Diggs, President and CEO of the Urban League of Greater New Orleans (ULGNO).