New Orleans DJ Black N Mild dies at age 44 after contracting coronavirus

New Orleans based DJ Black N Mild has passed away at age 44 after contracting coronavirus. 

The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office confirmed the death, according to NOLA.com.

Black N Mild, whose real name is Oliver Stokes Jr., passed away on Thursday. 

Stokes, who also worked as an ‘in school suspension coordinator’ at Arthur Ashe Charter School, left campus with a fever on March 9 and did not come back, said Sabrina Pence, the CEO of FirstLine Schools. 

‘Our school community is devastated,’ Pence, whose charter company operates Arthur Ashe, told the website.