3/1/16 O&A NYC ENTERTAINMENT: Screen Guild Awards – Saturday Night Live

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Saturday Night Live mocked how no black actors were nominated for Oscars with a sketch about the fictitious Screen Guild Awards, where not one person up for an award was black, even though many of the films were about African-Americans.  Continue reading

2/17/16 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: Tracy Morgan Black and Blue

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Red-hot comedian/actor Tracy Morgan makes his HBO stand-up debut- a performance in which no subject, celebrity or situation will be off-limits. So put the kids to bed and get ready to throw your inhibitions out the window.  Continue reading

2/16/16 O&A NYC COMEDY: Full Frontal with Samantha Bee- Scalia Dies and the Republicans Debate

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Full Frontal with Samantha Bee: Justice Antonin Scalia passes. Here’s how you destabilize an election that’s already pretty much a car tumbling down the side of a cliff.  Continue reading

2/15/16 O&A NYC: The Day Beyoncé Turned Black- Saturday Night Live

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Beyoncé created a firestorm with here new video Formation. Declaring her Creole heritage, her love of hot sauce, and rewarding Jay Z with a Red Lobster dinner after a back-breaking throwdown- all point to the fact that Queen Bey has exposed her black roots (well… except when it come to her weave). Continue reading

2/10/16 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: Richard Pryor and Maya Angelou FromThe Richard Pryor Special? (1977)

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The Richard Pryor Special? aired on May 5, 1977, and created an immediate sensation for NBC. The network had given Pryor an hour in prime time to put on a show of his choice. Pryor chose to bring his irreverence humor to a nation mainstream television audience- explosive! His gut-wrenching honesty  coupled with Pryor’s ability to deliver authentic pathos are the hallmarks of his comedy. One such moment was the sketch featuring Maya Angelou. Continue reading

2/3/16 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: Paul Mooney- Dropping Knowledge

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Paul Mooney drops knowledge with Reelblack in 2010. In this clip, he talks about the difference between being half-African and half-Black, DNA, his Rip Van Winkle screenplay, Willie Lynch and the fear Black women instill in their sons.
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