An inferno at a plastic manufacturing facility in Indiana sent a huge plume of toxic black smoke into the sky as more than 2,000 residents were ordered to evacuate their homes.
The blaze, which is expected to keep burning for days, was caused by a tractor-trailer truck that caught fire, which in turn set alight a nearby building that was storing plastic and recycled materials.
The fire broke out at around 2. Read More...
Just over a month ago, Jewish Florida rapper BLP Kosher put out his debut project, Bars Mitzvah. His eclectic musical style and physical appearance will either get your interest or have you scratching your head. However, there is no denying the rapper has his own style that is working, as he and SCY Jimm look to break through in a crowded rap scene in Florida. The two combine their talents on SCY's newest single, " Read More...
Cancer townNew OrleansIn the 1980s, black New Orleanians were encouraged to buy houses built by the city on top of a toxic landfill. Three decades later it is one of Louisiana’s worst cancer hotspots, but residents of Gordon Plaza are still fighting to be relocated
In 1988, Jesse Perkins was 27 years old and trying to get his piece of the American dream.
BoxWith savings from his job at New Orleans’ sewage and water board, he purchased his first home in Gordon Plaza, a newly built subdivision in the city’s Desire neighborhood. Read More...