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
No comments
Author: developer
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
8/21/20 LOCKDOWN LEARNING: The Lost Tapes: Malcolm X
Presented entirely through speeches, newscasts, and rarely seen archival footage, The Lost Tapes: Malcolm X tells the story of the man who, by any means necessary, willingly put his life at risk to bring change and equality to black America. Continue reading
8/17/20 O&A NYC DANCE: Ailey Celebrates Ellington (1974)
Alvin Ailey first began sketching out a suite of Ellington works on the newly formed the Repertory Workshop of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center which later became known as Ailey II. Continue reading
8/17/20 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Good Hair (A Film By Chris Rock)
Chris Rock visits beauty salons and hairstyling battles, scientific laboratories and Indian temples to explore the way hairstyles impact the activities, pocketbooks, sexual relationships, and self-esteem of the black community in this exposé of comic proportions that only he could pull off. A raucous adventure prompted by Rock’s daughter approaching him and asking, “Daddy, how come I don’t have good hair?” Continue reading
8/16/20 O&A NYC- GONE FISHIN’ SEE YOU TOMORROW !
