Hair Love, an Oscar winning animated short film from Matthew A. Cherry, tells the heartfelt story of an African American father learning to do his daughter’s hair for the first time. Continue reading
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2/12/20 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: Richard Pryor Live and Smoking 1971
Richard Pryor: Live & Smokin’ is a 1971 American stand-up comedy concert film starring and written by Richard Pryor and directed by Michael Blum, who also cinematographer and producer. Continue reading
2/9/20 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH: The Morehouse College Glee Club performs We Shall Overcome
The Morehouse College Glee Club performs We Shall Overcome, arranged by Wendell P. Whalum at the 2009 Candle on the Bluff Awards. Continue reading
3/16/23 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY- WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH: Excerpt of Banda with Carmen de Lavallade and Geoffrey Holder (1957)
By Walter Rutledge
Geoffrey Holder’s Banda dance debuted in the 1954 Truman Capote/Harold Arlen musical House Of Flowers. Holder the Baron of The Cemetery (based on the Haitian Loa of Death Baron Samedi) received both a performer and choreographer credit in the program. The Broadway musical takes place somewhere in the West Indies during Mardi Gras weekend. Continue reading
1/29/20 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: Fences (Parody)
King Bach presents this parody of the film adaptation of August Wilson award winning play Fences starring Denzel Washington and Viola Davis. Continue reading
1/25/20 O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT- DANCE: City of Rain by Camille A. Brown
City of Rain by choreographer Camille A. Brown performed by the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University (2015). Continue reading
11/23/20 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY- DIVA ALERT!: Diana Ross – Muscles
Muscles (1982) written and produced by Michael Jackson, and performed by Diana Ross. Continue reading
1/23/20 O&A NYC FASHION: Tyson Beckford,
Tyson Beckford, male supermodel and actor, go behind the scenes with featuring interview and runway coverage from as far back as 1996! Continue reading
1/20/20 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: The Substitute- The New Michael Blackson TV Show
The Substitute an excerpt from the new Michael Blackson TV show coming soon. Continue reading
1/20/20 O&A NYC CELEBRATING THE KING: Martin Luther King- I Have A Dream (August 28, 1963)
The March On Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‘s speech are brilliant moments in human history and magical moments in our lives. When our perception of the world is crystal clear and “time” itself seems to stand still! When these events occur, we remember exactly where we were and what was transpiring around us! Continue reading
