Out & About NYC Magazine was founded to offer the arts and lifestyle enthusiast a fresh new look at New York City. We will showcase the established and the emerging, the traditional and the trendy. And we will do it with élan, and panache with a dash of fun.

2/20/18 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH: The Boondocks – All Star Weekend

If you miss the All Star Weekend The Boondocks are a slam dunk Created by Aaron McGruder based upon his comic strip of the same name, the adult animated sitcom series premiered on November 6, 2005 on Cartoon Network’s late night Adult Swim. 

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2/19/18 (REPOST) O&A NYC HEALTH AND WELLNESS: Rapper Nelly’s Celebrity Workout

The rapper Nelly has a good muscular physique, but don’t ever think that Nelly got this spectacular “lean muscular body” by accident.  Continue reading

2/19/19 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Janet Jackson- Love Will Never Do (Without You)

Janet Jackson’s Love Will Never Do (Without You) was more than a video, here Janet came into her own.  Continue reading

2/19/18 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY- CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Stormy Weather- Featuring Katherine Dunham And Her Dance Troupe

Stormy Weather is a 1943 film musical produced and released by 20th Century Fox. The movie is considered one of the best Hollywood musicals with an all African-American cast and serve to  showcase of some of the top African-American performers of the time. Continue reading

2/18/18 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez SPORTS: Three-Point Contest – Championship Round – Full Highlights | 2018 NBA All-Star Saturday Night

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr

The Three-Point Contest is an NBA contest held on the Saturday before the annual  All Star Game as part of All Star Weekend.From its introduction in 1986 to 2002, and again in 2017, eight participants were selected to participate in each season’s shootout.  Continue reading

2/18/18 O&A NYC SUNDAY GOSPEL: Mahalia Jackson- Precious Lord, Take My Hand

Precious Lord, Take My Hand was Martin Luther King Jr.’s favorite song, and he often invited gospel singer Mahalia Jackson to sing it at civil rights rallies to inspire crowds; at his request she sang it at his funeral in April 1968. Continue reading

2/18/18 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Lena Horne Documentary (1996)

The 1996 PBS American Masters biography of icon Lena Horne. Continue reading

2/18/18 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: Eddie Griffen – Bible The “Negro” Version

There are many versions of the Bible. The King James, Gideon and now Eddie Griffen shares the Negro Version Bible. Continue reading

2/17/18 O&A NYC FOOD: Individual Beef Wellington

Individual Beef Wellington are impressive and make a really very easy yet elegant Sunday Brunch. Perfect for a cold snowy Sunday late morning/early afternoon Brunch. Served with a glass of champagne (and use your imagination for desert). Continue reading

2/17/18 O&A NYC ITS SATURDAY- ANYTHING GOES EXTRA (DANCE): Storyboard P One Shot Video Tribute To Prince- When Doves Cry


“As a mutant my power is to project a sequence of images through my body that tells an elaborate story to music. The power to storyboard / ballet / jazz / African / contemporary / bruk up / flex / boogaloo.”- Storyboard P. Continue reading