Trevor Noah headlined the annual White House Correspondents Association Dinner on April 30th after a two year pause due to the pandemic. Continue reading
Category Archives: Inspirational Tuesday
3/8/22 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Flutter- AXIS Dance Company
Robert Dekkers’ Flutter was originally created for Post:ballet in 2010. The complex musicality, spatial shifts, and physicality in this dance for camera showcases the AXIS dancers’ strengths as individuals and as a collective.
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3/1/22 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Halle Berry Wins Best Actress: 74th Oscars (2002)
“I wanted to believe it was so much bigger than me,” said actress Halle Berry of becoming the first (and still the only) Black performer to win a Best Actress Oscar for her performance in Monster’s Ball at the 2002 74th Academy Awards. Continue reading
2/1/22 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Kobe Bryant’s Greatest Speech|Best Motivation Ever
Kobe Bryant shares his best advice about what it’s like to have the Mamba Mentality. He talks about becoming who you want to be as long as you outwork everyone. We hope this video inspires you to take action in pursuing your dreams. Gone but never forgotten. RIP, Kobe 🙏 Continue reading
1/4/22 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Lil Nas X on Montero
Lil Nas X had a hit with his breakout single Old Town Road, about a horse-loving hip hop cowboy. But for his debut album, Lil Nas X wrote songs about his real life as a gay man, and called the album by his real first name, Montero. The multiple-Grammy-nominee talked with correspondent Tracy Smith about reinventing himself, as his true self. Continue reading
12/21/21 0&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Focus On Yourself And Not Others – Best Motivational Speech 2021
To anyone reading this, your dreams are possible! Keep working hard, keep grinding, walk your own path. Be disciplined and you will find success.Focus on yourself and no one else. 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
11/30/21 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Giselle- Natalia Makarova and Mikhail Baryshnikov (1977)
Giselle tells the tragic, romantic story of a beautiful young peasant girl who falls for the flirtations of the deceitful and disguised nobleman Albrecht. When the ruse is revealed, the fragile Giselle dies of heartbreak, and Albrecht must face the otherworldly consequences of his careless seduction. This 1977 American Ballet Theater televised production of Giselle was headed by Natalia Makarova, Mikhail Baryshnikov and Martine van Hamel.
10/19/21 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Colin Powell: 13 Rules of Leadership
Colin Powell accomplished his goals by adopting a handful of key life principles along the way. Thirteen of them, in fact. 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