Out & About NYC Magazine was founded to offer the arts and lifestyle enthusiast a fresh new look at New York City. We will showcase the established and the emerging, the traditional and the trendy. And we will do it with élan, and panache with a dash of fun.

2/27/23 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: 400 Years – A Case for the Deliberate Destruction of the Black Community (2020)

400 Years – A Case for the Deliberate Destruction of the Black Community (2020) is the story of black people in America, from the 1400s all the way to 2020. This is a heavy history, full of pain, but it must be understood. Enjoy and wake up. A film by Kenjah King.
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2/24/23 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Popcaan ft. Burna Boy – Aboboyaa

Aboboyaa is the anticipated song recorded by Reggae artist Popcaan which features a voice from the Afrobeat artist Burna Boy. It was recorded and put in for entertainment in 2023 and has started making a trend internationally. 

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2/24/23 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY- CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Rainbow Round My Shoulder- Donald McKayle with Mary Hinkson

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Donald McKayle’s 1959 masterwork, Rainbow Round My Shoulder, is acclaimed as a modern dance classic. A searing dramatic narrative, it is set on a chain gang in the American south where prisoners work, breaking rock from “can see to can’t see.” Their aspirations for freedom come in the guise of a woman, first as a vision then as a remembered sweetheart, mother, and wife. The songs that accompany their arduous labor are rich in polyphony and tell a bitter, sardonic, and tragic story. It was created for the Donald McKayle Dance Company, and has been in the repertoire of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Batsheva Dance Company and Dayton Contemporary Dance, among others. The cast in the video excerpt includes Donald McKayle and Mary Hinkson. Continue reading

2/23/23 O&A NYC WITH WALESTYLEZ VIDEO GAME TRAILER: TEKKEN 8 – Kazuya Gameplay Trailer

Building on the announcement for Tekken 8, Bandai Namco Entertainment has now shared a gameplay trailer focusing on Kazuya Mishima. The son of Heihachi Mishima and father of Jin Kazama, the gameplay trailer shares that the character known as the Cold-Blooded Oppressor will remain integral to the continuing Mishima and Kazama family saga.Stay tuned for official information regarding the release of the game. Continue reading

2/23/23 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: Professor Hard Life vs Destiny Destroyer | Mr Macaroni | Lily Afe | Timi Agbaje | Diva Gold

Adebowale Debo Adedayo known by his stage name Mr Macaroni, is an actor, content creator and citizen activist. A trained thespian, his popularity grew from his comic skits on social media, where he plays the role of a political figure cum sugar daddy called Daddy Wa or a sadistic lecturer called Professor Hard Life Continue reading

2/23/23 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Ne-Yo – Champagne Life

Champagne Life is the second single from’s fourth stud R&B artist Ne-Yo’s forth studio album, Libra Scale. The song premiered on radio on June 5, 2010. Continue reading

2/23/23 O&A NYC GOING BACK TO AFRICA WITH WALESTYLEZ: Ayra Starr – Sability

 

Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe known professionally as Ayra Starr, is an Afrobeat artist. She was born in Cotonou,Benin. Ayra Starr began a fashion career at the age of 16 with Quove Model Management before deciding to pursue her musical career properly.She posted her first original song on her page in December 2019. This brought her to the attention of record executive  Don Jazzy and led to her signing to Mavin Records. Continue reading

2/21/23 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: You Will Not Break Me – Motivational Speech

A Motivational speaker is a speaker who makes speeches intended to motivate or inspire an audience. Such speakers may attempt to challenge or transform their audiences. The speech itself is popularly known as a pep talk. Continue reading

HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Sidney Poitier- To Sir with Love (Happy Birthday Mr. Poitier)


A novice teacher faces a class of rowdy, undisciplined working-class punks in this classic film that reflected some of the problems and fears of teens in the 60s. Sidney Poitier gives one of his finest performances as Mark Thackeray, an out-of-work engineer who turns to teaching in London’s tough East End. Continue reading

2/20/23 O&A NYC DANCE REVIEW: Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet Dance Theater of Brooklyn

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Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet Dance Theater of Brooklyn (JGCO) presented Remembering… on February 17th and 18th at BAM Fisher, Fishman Space. The 70-minute one act was an extremely enlightening audience friendly black history celebration. This multi-media event is a perfect example of art as education.   Continue reading