This is the fifth story in our series chronicling the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. All photos by Polo Silk unless ...

With a Polaroid and handmade backdrops, Polo Silk documented thousands of moments of Black New Orleans life before Katrina reshaped the city.

If Lil Wayne released a song called “King Carter” in 2008, it would be pretentious yet warranted; doing so in 2025 borders on ...