The Masaka Kids Africana is composed of African children, from the age of 2 and up. Many have lost one or both parents through the devastation of war, famine and disease. They represent all the children of a continent and they demonstrate the potential of African children to become strong leaders for a better future in their land.
Category Archives: Black Lives Matter
2/2/22 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ HIP HOP WEDNESDAY: Black Sheep – The Choice Is Yours
The Choice Is Yours is by Hip Hop duo Black Sheep, from their debut album A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing.It was released in October 1991 as the second single from the album. Continue reading
2/2/22 O&A NYC BLACK HISTORY MONTH SONG OF THE DAY: Michael Jackson – They Don’t Care About Us (Brazil Version)
They Don’t Care About Us is the fifth single from Michael Jackson’s album HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I and was released in April 16,1996.It is a protest song and remains one of the most controversial pieces Michael Jackson ever composed. Continue reading
1/17/21 O&A NYC DANCE THEATRE: Only In The Darkness- Dance Of The Village Elders- Dance Of The Village Elders
1/17/21 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: We Shall Overcome- Morehouse College
The Morehouse College Glee Club performs We Shall Overcome, arranged by Wendell P. Whalum, at the 2009 Candle on the Bluff Awards. Continue reading
1/17/21 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: MLK’s Promised Land (1967–1968 America’s Civil Rights Movement)
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stakes out new ground for himself and the rapidly fragmenting civil rights movement. Continue reading
12/16/21 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY ON THURSDAY: Airness – An A Ma Maniére Short Film
Airness is about owning our superpowers – our communities rising and coming together to reclaim and understand the power of our voice. Together, we are unbreakable. But it also speaks to the imperfections that we all have to fight through and get past. Continue reading
9/21/21 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Debbie Allen Receives Governors Award At The 73rd Emmys
Debbie Allen the legendary actress, choreographer, and producer was honored at the 73rd Annual Emmy Awards Ceremony with the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences’ prestigious Governors Award during the Sunday 19th 2021 telecast. Continue reading
8/9/21 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Venus and Serena
Venus and Serena (2012) documentary film that takes an unprecedented look into the extremely private world of Venus and Serena Williams. Continue reading
8/2/21 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Pinky (1949) Jeanne Crain, Ethel Waters and Ethel Barrymore
Pinky (Jeanne Crain) is a black woman so fair-skinned she was able to pose as white throughout nursing school. Newly graduated, she flees south to visit her grandmother (Ethel Waters) after a doctor, unaware of her true ancestry, proposes to her. Continue reading