Tramaine Hawkins has won two Grammy Awards, two Doves, and nineteen Stellar Awards, What Shall I Do has become a gospel classic. Continue reading
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2/27/16 O&A NYC BLACK HISTORY MOMENT: Remembering Malcolm X
Remembering Malcolm X uses various interviews from peoples personal experiences and perspectives on the great man. O&A NYC presents this video in the 41 anniversary of his funeral. Continue reading
2/27/16 O&A NYC BLACK HISTORY MONTH- REMEMBERING MALCOLM X: Ossie Davis’s Eulogy For Malcolm X
Actor Ossie Davis delivered this moving eulogy on the 27th of February 1965 at the funeral service for Malcolm X. Malcolm X was assassinated on February 21, 1965 at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City. Continue reading
2/28/16 O&A NYC ITS SATURDAY- ANYTHING GOES: Rick Owens- Spring/Summer Menswear 2016
Lighten is a relative term for Rick Owens. After years of skirting his love of the late Steven Parrino’s art, he surrendered to his influence here, duplicating Parrino’s crumpled, slashed canvases with a finale of his own sculpted volumes. Continue reading
2/27/16 O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: Alicia Keys And Maxwell- Fire We Make
Fire We Make is a song recording artists Alicia Keys featuring Maxwell, taken from Keys’ fifth studio album Girl on Fire (2012). The music video for Fire We Make was filmed by American director Chris Robinson in New Orleans, Louisiana in April 2013, with parts of the video shot inside a boarding house in the Garden District and the French Quarter neighborhoods respectively. Continue reading
2/26/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez- FASHION: Acne Studios Debuts First Full Bag Collection
By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.
There’s only so much you can fit into your pant pockets before it becomes unsightly: keys, wallets, smart phones, and that’s just for starters. Luckily, Acne Studios helps save the day with its first full range of bags. The assortment is comprised of three styles, all of which are made in Italy.
The first silhouette is being called the “Buckle Jean” style, and mimics the shape of a champagne bag while still alluding to denim. Stitching and a belt buckles were also added to heighten the concept.
Second is the “Hero Jean” style, a roomier take on the “Buckle” bag that features a large, rectangular shopper silhouette.
Lastly, the “Rope” style bags utilize rope stitching to reduce volume by creating a cinched appearance.
The motif is carried across a jungle backpack, messenger bag, and hip bag. Acne Studios will release additional canvas and leather bags in mid-January.Prices range from $350-$1750.
2/26/16 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Lift Every Voice & Sing- Gladys Knight & BeBe Winans (2012)
Lift Every Voice And Sing performed by Gladys Knight and BeBe Winans, with tap dancers John and Leo Manzari. Continue reading
5/26/23 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Dudley Williams- Alvin Ailey’s Love Songs
In 1972, Alvin Ailey created the elegiac solo Love Songs for dancer Dudley Williams. The sixteen minute solo, composed in three sections includes A Song for You by Donny Hathaway; Poppies by Nina Simone; and He Ain’t Heavy, He’s my Brother by Donny Hathaway. Many thought of the work as the male equivalent of the female solo Cry (1971). Continue reading
2/25/16 O&A NYC DANCE: Talley Beatty- Mourner’s Bench
Talley Beatty choreographed and performed Mourner’s Bench in 1947. It represents the anguish and loss for former slaves, now free men, killed during the Reconstruction Era at the beginning of the rise of the Klu Klux Klan. Beatty explained to me, “People were murdered by the Klan and at daybreak their relatives would find their bodies in the fields still covered in the morning dew.” Continue reading
2/25/16 O&A NYC BLACK HISTORY MONTH THROWBACK THURSDAY: Sam Cooke – A Change Is Gonna Come
A Change Is Gonna Come is a song by Sam Cooke, released on December 22, 1964 by RCA Victor. Though only a modest hit for Cooke in comparison with his previous singles, “A Change Is Gonna Come” became an anthem for the American Civil Rights Movement. The song is widely considered Cooke’s best composition and has been voted among the best songs ever released by various publications. In 2007, the song was selected for preservation in the Library of Congress, with the National Recording Registry deeming the song “culturally, historically, or aesthetically important.” Continue reading
