11/15/16 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Facing Evil With Maya Angelou

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Facing Evil With Maya Angelou, is the second of two programs celebrating the life and work of the late Maya Angelou, Bill Moyers revisits a 1988 documentary in which he and Angelou attended a conference on “Facing Evil,” held in the Hill Country of central Texas. Evil was a topic about which Angelou, the victim of childhood rape and virulent racism, had a lot to say. Continue reading

11/15/16 O&A NYC PREVIEW: Winter At Westbeth

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Winter At Westbeth, a documentary film by Australian filmmaker Rohan Spong, follows the lives of three seasoned artists living in New York City’s Westbeth Artists Housing. The film makes its international premiere at the IFC Center, 323 Avenue of the Americas, as part of DOC NYC; New York’s annual festival of documentary films. 

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11/14/16 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington- Filibuster Scene

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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, directed by Frank Capra, starring James Stewart and Jean Arthur centers around Boy Ranger leader-turned U.S. Senator Jefferson Smith, who denounces corporate political corruption and stands up for democracy and youth empowerment in this 1939 film classic. Continue reading

11/12/16 ITS SATURDAY ANYTHING GOES: The Making of Donald Trump

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The Making of Donald Trump is a 2016 biography of the American businessman, property developer and politician Donald Trump by the American investigative journalist David Cay Johnston.  Continue reading

11/13/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez GOING BACK TO AFRICA: Aye- Davido

 By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

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David Adedeji Adeleke better known by his stage name Davido, is an American-born Nigerian recording artist, performer and record producer.  Continue reading

11/11/16 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Balanchine Jewels (the female variations) Emeralds-Rubies-Diamonds Mariinsky Ballet

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Balanchine’s Jewels, the female variations Emeralds (Gabriel Fauré’s Pelléas et Mélisande), Rubies (Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra (1929) by Igor Stravinsky)  and Diamonds (Symphony No. 3 in D major (1875) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky) performed by the Mariinsky Ballet. Continue reading