Black New Orleans: 20 Years After Katrina

Two decades after Hurricane Katrina, Black New Orleans: 20 Years After Katrina explores how the city’s Black communities rebuilt, preserved their cultural roots, and led the revival from the grassroots up. Narrated by Tammy Estwick, this hour-long special centers authentic voices from neighborhoods like the Lower Ninth Ward, Tremé, and Pontchartrain Park — spotlighting the people who lost homes, endured displacement, and turned collective hardship into new strengths. With the help of local New Orleanians, this special will help tell the true story of that moment in history through firsthand experience and reflection.Through storytelling, interviews, and local music, the special revisits:

• Community leaders and grassroots organizations redefining recovery and resilience
• Black artists, chefs, musicians, and tradition-bearers driving New Orleans’ cultural comeback
• The ongoing fight for affordable housing, resilient public schools, and neighborhood safety
• Hopes, innovations, and the unfinished journey toward justice and renewal in a city forever shaped by its Black residents

This is not a story of tragedy, it’s a story of survival, legacy, and the enduring vision of Black New Orleanians charting their future.