Sing and dance along with Michelle and Barack Obama from now until that big, beautiful Blue Wave crests on November 3rd, ushering in a new era of love, peace and prosperity! Yes, it IS possible if we come together and support Joe Biden and others who stand for truth and justice. VOTE — and thank you in advance for the landslide. Continue reading
Category: Out and About NYC Magazine
8/25/20 O&A NYC WITH WALESTYLEZ VIDEO GAME TRAILER: Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League – Official Cinematic Reveal Trailer
By Adewale Adekanbi Jr
DC FanDome drops trailers for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and Gotham Knights.DC Comics hosted its 24-hour virtual event DC FanDome to make up for the lack of San Diego Comic-Con this year. The company also gave gamers a closer look at some of its upcoming titles, including Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League and Gotham Knights. Continue reading
8/24/20 O&A NYC DANCE… AND MORE: Peace One Love- Bringing Brooklyn Together
By Walter Rutledge
Dance has always been a catalyst for change. In 1936 Martha Graham created her masterwork Chronicles as a weapon against the rising menace of fascism in Germany. In 1959 Donald McKayle’s Rainbow Round My Shoulder evoked the hopelessness and inequality of Black men on a southern prison chain gang. On Saturday August 29 Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet Dance Theatre of Brooklyn (also known as Creative Outlet or just C.O.) will also use the power of dance to heal a community with Peace One Love, an afternoon of the arts celebrating the spirit of the now internationally recognized Black Lives Matter movement. Continue reading
8/24/20 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: In the Heat of the Night- Sidney Poitier and Rod Steiger
Sidney Poitier, in one of his most-celebrated roles, appears as Virgil Tibbs, a Philadelphia homicide detective who, while visiting a small Mississippi town, will find himself falsely arrested for a murder and then, in a strained collaboration with the town’s sheriff (Rod Steiger), stays on to help solve the murder. Continue reading
8/24/20 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: The Ojays’ Love Train- Virtual Biden-Harris Remix
The R&B legends The O’Jays bring some well needs summer soul to the upcoming politic season with this Virtual Biden Harris Election Remix of their 1972 classic Love Train. Continue reading
8/23/20 O&A NYC LOCKDOWN LEARNING: A History Of Oshun
Oshun is commonly called the River Orisha, or goddess, in the Yoruba religion and is typically associated with water, purity, fertility, love, and sensuality. Continue reading
8/23/20 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Mahalia Jackson- Lord Don’t Move The Mountain
Mahalia Jackson co-wrote Lord Don’t Move The Mountain with her close friend Doris Akers in 1958. Continue reading
8/22/20. O&A NYC ITS SATURDAY- ANYTHING GOES: The Queen (1968)
The Queen is a 1968 documentary film directed by Frank Simon and narrated by Flawless Sabrina. It depicts the experiences of transgender woman and “female illusionists” organizing and participating in the 1967 Miss All-America Camp Beauty Contest held at New York City’s Town Hall. Continue reading
8/21/20 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Jawole Willa Jo Zollar’s Shelter
Jawole Willa Jo Zollar’s Shelter is a passionate statement about the physical and emotional deprivation of homeless people. Continue reading
8/21/20 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: If Black People Said The Stuff White People Say
If Black People Said The Stuff White People Say- the title says it all Continue reading