When a giant falls, how do we honor him?
After the passing of Jerome “Big Duck” Smith, how must we as a community honor his legacy?
Author: Mizani Ball
- About Mizani Ball
- Mizani Ball is the storytelling & communications operations manager at Hip Hop Caucus and an award-winning film producer based in New Orleans, LA. She specializes in nonfiction storytelling and archival research. With over several years of production experience, Mizani has contributed to projects for ESPN, Netflix, PBS, HBO Max, and National Geographic. For the past three years, she has also served as Marketing Manager for a nonprofit newsroom, honing her skills in brand strategy, content curation, and design.
Her hips uncover the truth about America’s music history
Dancer Chipo Kandake along with New Orleans drumming legend Herlin Riley present a show on Saturday that tells the story of what we call American music, which, she says, started with the Black community.
The Sound of Freedom
The historical and ongoing struggle for civil rights have been expressed through music in New Orleans. So it seems only right that music is the driving force behind several local Juneteenth commemorations.
