9/9/18 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Yolanda Adams-How Great Thou Art

Gospel music star Yolanda Adams performs How Great Thou Art, a hymn that has become deeply rooted in American music at the White House Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement. Continue reading

(Repost) 2/23/21 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY : Blessed Assurance- CeCe Winans and Terrence Blanchard


CeCe Winans and Terrence Blanchard serenades Cicely Tyson with a rendition of Blessed Assurance at the Kennedy Center Honors. Continue reading

8/26/18 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Ella Fitzgerald And Duke Ellington Milan (1966)

Jazz legends Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington perform an intimate concert in Milan 1966.  Continue reading

8/23/18 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Jennifer Lopez 2018 MTV VMAs- Get On The Floor, Love Don’t Cost A Thing & More

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8/16/18 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Aretha Franklin- Rock Steady

The undisputed Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin performs her R&B classic Rock Steady from her 1971 album Young, Gifted and Black Continue reading

8/15/18 O&A NYC LBGTQ: 21st Annual NYC Black Pride (August 14- August 19, 2018)

New York City Black Pride 2018 celebrates its 21st anniversary this year! This annual multicultural festival is one of the biggest events celebrating Black and Latino LGBT people in the city.  Continue reading

8/9/18 THROWBACK THURSDAY: Patti Labelle – Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Live in NY)

Patti Labelle performs her signature rendition of Somewhere Over the Rainbow live during a 2008 New York City Concert. Continue reading

8/5/18 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Mahalia Jackson- Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho-


Gospel Queen Mahalia Jackson performing Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho on the Nat King Cole show. Continue reading

8/3/18 O&A NYC WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK: August 3 Thru August 10, 2018- Art, Dance, Film, Music, Theatre… And More

The Dog Days of August are upon us! New York City is hot, steamy, sweaty and half naked-which means it’s “hot fun in the summertime”. Here are a few of the many events happening in the city that never sleeps guaranteed to keep you Out and About.
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7/17/18 O&A NYC WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS WEEK JULY 17- JULY 23, 2018: Art, Dance, Film, Music, Theatre … and More

Mid- July Heatwave, NYC beach and barbecue continues!  New York City is hot. We have modernist sculpture off Fifth Avenue. Beautiful bodies dancing on Fire Island and the Upper Westside. Jokes in Harlem and Hawaii comes to the Bronx.  Here are a few of the many events happening in the city that never sleeps guaranteed to keep you Out and About. Continue reading