One In A Million: The Ron LeFlore Story is a 1978 American made-for-television biographical sports drama film telling the story of Ron LeFlore, a troubled Detroit youth who rose from Michigan prisons to star in Major League Baseball with the Detroit Tigers. The film was based on LeFlore’s autobiography, Breakout: From Prison To The Big Leagues.
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Island In The Sun is a 1957 Drama film produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and directed by Robert Rossen. It features an ensemble cast including James Mason, Harry Belafonte, Joan Fontaine, Juan Collins, Dorothy Dandridge, Michael Rennie, Stphen Boyd, Patricia Owens, John Justin, Diana Wynyard, John Williams and Basil Sydney. Continue reading
O&A NYC would like to celebration the 70th Birthday of actor, philanthropist, and role model Denzel Washington. Whose life and career has enriched the lives of untold individuals. The Mount Vernon native remembers his roots and the people and places that shaped his life. Washington spoke about his days as a Club kid at the Boys & Girls Club of Mount Vernon. He credited the time he spent there and the mentoring he received from caring staff as key to his survival and success. In honor of this milestone we present a soliloquy from Malcolm X.
Malcolm X (Denzel Washington) delivers a powerful speech about how Black people have been led astray by politicians in America. From the 1992 biographical film from director and co-writer Spike Lee, starring Denzel Washington, Angela Bassett, Albert Hall, Al Freeman Jr. and Delroy Lindo. Happy Birthday to a prolific man in the arts. Continue reading
Craig (Ice Cube) and Day-Day (Mike Epps) back in the old neighborhood where it all began.It’s Christmas time and a ghetto Santa Claus breaks into their run-down apartment, stealing all their presents, along with anything else he can stuff into his sack, including the rent money hidden in their stereo speakers. Continue reading
Kelly Rowland partners with Kronicle Media for Merry Liddle Christmas. Inspired by her own recent Christmas catastrophe, Kelly Rowland plays Jacquie a successful, super-together single tech entrepreneur whose messy family descends on her gleaming new dream home for the holidays.Christmas traditions collide and family drama ensues as she struggles to keep her house together in time for a glossy video shoot of The Perfect Christmas. Continue reading
George McKenna (Denzel Washington) confronts a career-defining moment when he accepts a job as principal of a tough, inner city Los Angeles high school. Facing an apathetic student body and indifferent teachers and parents, McKenna, with help from dedicated educator Bobbie Maxwell (Lynn Whitfield), transforms the school from a gang-ridden war zone into a stepping-stone for higher education, and in the process gains the hard won respect of the community and school administrators. Continue reading
Bright Road is a 1953 low-budget film adapted from the short story See How They Run by Mary Elizabeth Vronman. Directed by Gerald Mayer and featuring the film stars Dorothy Dandridge as an idealistic first-year elementary school teacher trying to communicate with a problem student. Continue reading
Netflix has delivered a first look at Tyler Perry’s upcoming wartime drama starring Kerry Washington.Titled The Six Triple Eight, the official logline of the film reads that it “is inspired by the first and only Women’s Army Corps unit of color to serve overseas in WWII. Given an extraordinary mission and united in their determination, these unsung heroes delivered hope and shattered barriers.” In the film, Washington plays Major Charity Adams, who is seen in the railer, leading and commanding the battalion of women soldiers.
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This 1964 cinematic masterpiece presents the portrait of an imperfect man traversing the difficult terrain of his relationship with the woman who loves him, and the stiflingly primitive culture of American apartheid, all while insisting upon his own sense of self-respect. Continue reading
To survive on the streets of Atlanta, one must hustle and navigate the fine line between financial opportunity and illegal activity.In the new inner-city drama The Waterboyz, Akili McDowell, star of the acclaimed series David Makes Man, portrays Drew, a young Black man with dreams of attending college and building a brighter future. Continue reading
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A dance and fitness class for seniors taught by Walter Rutledge Nereid Older Adult Center 720 Nereid Ave, Bronx, NY 10466 Metropolitan Museum of Art Brooklyn Museum Metropolitan Museum of Art Brooklyn Museum Metropolitan Museum of Art Brooklyn Museum Metropolitan Museum of Art Brooklyn Museum Metropolitan Museum of Art Brooklyn Museum Metropolitan Museum of Art Brooklyn Museum Metropolitan Museum of Art Brooklyn MuseumA dance and fitness class for seniors taught by Walter Rutledge Nereid Older Adult Center 720 Nereid Ave, Bronx, NY 10466 