BATON ROUGE — Southern University graduate Yasmeen Blake returned to her old stomping grounds to showcase her documentary, "Together in the Eye," sharing her family's experience and others during Hurricane Katrina.

Blake is a proud alumna and credits the Mass Communication school, Stewart Hall, into helping her step into her true path.

“I remember the days walking in this building and not really knowing what my purpose was and trying to find myself,” said Blake.

After creating "Together in the Eye" Blake said the film tells the story of pre-Katrina and post-Katrina from the eyes of survivors from different neighborhoods.

“It was a super emotional process. It made me realize how much trauma I had sitting in me for the past 20 years and it made me realize how much work I need to do,” Bla

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