Angela Bassett is nothing short of an icon. On Aug. 25, she was given the Icon Award, the highest honor at the 2019 Black Girls Rock Awards. Continue reading
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Tag Archives: Inspirational
2/25/20 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Malcolm X on CBC’s Front Page Challenge
He was revered. He was despised. Some saw him as a guardian of civil rights, a force of empowerment and self-respect for blacks in America. Others branded him a provocateur, a racial supremacist and a menace. His words, incisive and unforgiving had the capacity to unite – and divide.
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2/23/20 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir- Psalm 34 (Live)
Music video of a live performance by The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir performing Psalm 34 (2018) Continue reading
2/9/20 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH: The Morehouse College Glee Club performs We Shall Overcome
The Morehouse College Glee Club performs We Shall Overcome, arranged by Wendell P. Whalum at the 2009 Candle on the Bluff Awards. Continue reading
12/24/19 O&A NYC HOLIDAY INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Its A Wonderful Life – Final Scenes
It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) stars James Stewart as George Bailey, a man who has given up his dreams in order to help others, and whose imminent suicide on Christmas Eve brings about the intervention of his guardian angel, Clarence Odbody (Henry Travers). Clarence shows George all the lives he has touched and how different life in his community of Bedford Falls would be had he never been born. Continue reading
11/5/19 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Denzel Washington Motivational Speech 2019
“Every failed experiment is one step closer to success you’ve got to take risk. I’m sure you have probably heard that before, but I want to talk to you about why that so important- fall forward.” – Denzel Washington Continue reading
10/29/19 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Black Texan Delivers Epic Speech About His City’s Racist Police Force
A young Black Texan just shredded his city’s police force in a speech SO epic that the cops tried to stop him from finishing. Continue reading
10/22/19 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Jemele Hill And The Story Of How One Tweet Changed Her Life (Day Ones)
After her controversial tweets about President Donald Trump, Jemele Hill’s life was turned upside down in an instant. Continue reading
10/13/19 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: David G – Yahweh
David G is here with another powerful and inspirational song from His album Pentecostal Power. He called this single Yahweh. This song, which is originally credited to Ghanaian gospel music singer Kofi Karikari. Continue reading
9/17/19 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Jean Michel Basquiat Documentary
Jean Michel Basquiat went from obscurity and poverty to unbelievable wealth and critic acclaim. Continue reading
