What’s the Big City Without Biggie? A Mural of the Rapper Is Kept Alive
A mural on a building in Brooklyn depicting the rapper Notorious B.I.G. was slated to be removed, but local fans rallied to convince the landlord to keep the artwork.
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Allana will be a junior at Xavier University of Louisiana in the fall. She is a reporting intern with The Advocate of New Orleans. Last summer, she interned with The Courier-Journal of Louisville, where she covered the funeral of Muhammad Ali. She is also a contributor to Louisiana Weekly and Xavier’s student newspaper, The Herald. She is the president of the university’s chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists.