New Orleans bounce deejay Black N Mild, 44, dies after coronavirus infection

Oliver Stokes Jr., aka Go DJ Black N Mild, in an image from his Facebook page.IMAGE FROM FACEBOOK

Oliver Stokes Jr, New Orleans bounce deejay and radio personality, better known as Go DJ Black N Mild, died from coronrona virus in Louisiana on Thursday, the Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office confirmed. He was 44.

The Coroner’s Office on Friday said Stokes had tested positive for COVID-19 and died the previous day.

In addition to his music career, Stokes had also worked as the “in school suspension coordinator” at Arthur Ashe Charter School in Gentilly since July.

β€œOur school community is devastated,” said Sabrina Pence, the CEO of FirstLine Schools, the charter organization that operates Arthur Ashe.
Stokes left work on March 9 with a fever, Pence said, and did not return.

“We strongly encouraged anyone that had any type of symptoms β€” fever, cough, not feeling well in any capacity β€” to stay home,” Pence said.

Stokes chronicled the first parts of his fight against the infection on social media. His Facebook feed shows that he went to the Ochsner Urgent Care-Lakeview facility on March 9. His temperature was 102.4 degrees, he said.
When someone messaged that he should follow the doctor’s orders, he replied, β€œI will. I don’t mess around with my health.”

By March 11, he’d been admitted to University Medical Center. His final Facebook post consisted of four words β€” β€œpneumonia not the flu” β€” and an emoji wearing a medical mask.

Outside of his duties at Arthur Ashe, Stokes was widely known for his life in music. Over the years, he worked at various radio stations. His β€œBounce 104.5” show was reportedly one of the first radio mix shows dedicated to New Orleans bounce music.

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