Nawlins Radio Star DJ Black N Mild Dies of Coronavirus After Revealing Illness on Social Media!!!

Nawlins Radio Star DJ Black N Mild Dies of Coronavirus After Revealing Illness on Social Media!!!

First Name Tom, Last Name Foolery… And I’m Everybody’s Uncle!                                    

Especially this legendary Nawlins' DJ… Black N Mild.

The DJ, whose real name is Oliver Stokes Jr., died on Thursday after contracting COVID-19, The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office confirmed.

Oliver, who was a father of four, also worked at the Arthur Ashe Charter School in New Orleans.

According to reports, he left school on March 9 with a fever of 102.4 degrees & went to Ochsner Urgent Care-Lakeview.

On March 11, he was admitted to University Medical Center.

He wrote on social media in his final post: “Pneumonia not the flu.”

Black N Mild is known for bringing New Orleans bounce music to the radio.

He wrote on February 3rd on Facebook: "I was the first DJ in Nola history to have a radio mix show dedicated to Nola Bounce from 03-05 (up to Katrina).”

Oliver relocated to Houston to host Rhythm & Bounce, which aired on Saturday nights on a New Orleans AM station from 2013 to 2017.

He has also DJ’ed in clubs, bars & at events over the years.

He has worked with artists including Drake, Lil Wayne & Big Freedia.

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By: Teresa Roca

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