Billie Holiday’s Strange Fruit is the original Black Live Matters anthem. This is rare live footage of one of the first anti racism songs. Continue reading
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2/17/16 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: Tracy Morgan Black and Blue
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
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
2/16/18 O&A NYC Song Of The Day: Whitney Houston- I Have Nothing- Bodyguard World Tour (South Africa)
Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American recording artist, singer, actress, producer and model. In 2009, Guinness World Records cited her as the most awarded female act of all time. Houston was one of the world’s best-selling music having sold over 200 million records worldwide. She released six studio albums, one holiday album and three movie soundtrack albums, all of which have diamond, multi-platinum, platinum or gold certification. Houston is the only artist to chart seven consecutive No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hits. Continue reading
2/16/16 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: The Light
The Light, a short inspirational film written, shot and edited by Chaz Smith featuring music (Music Is Mine) by Nujabes. Continue reading
2/15/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez- FASHION: Goodhood and Clarks Originals Partner To Create An Exclusive Wallabee
By Walter Rutledge
Clarks Original teamed up with London select shop Goodhood to render two exclusive (and quite comfy looking) Wallabees. Sometimes the most simple of concepts make for the best collaborations: Goodhood used a white paint brush stroke motif to create a subtle but new rendition of the American classic. If you’ve never worn a pair of Wallabees, well, we’d be surprised.
Two styles will be available: a mid-top in caramel brown lined in sheep hide along with an original Wallabee in the circular paint stoke pattern. Seeing that New York’s winter is finally rolling, we’re opting for the cozy lined pair.
2/15/16 O&A NYC: The Day Beyoncé Turned Black- Saturday Night Live
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
2/15/16 O&A NYC FEELING THE VALENTINE’S DAY AFTERGLOW: What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life Chris Botti/Sting
What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?, with lyrics written by Alan Bergman and Marilyn Bergman and original music written by Michel Legrand for the 1969 film The Happy Ending, and performed by Michael Dees was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song. Legrand won the 1973 Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying a Vocalist for a version performed by Sarah Vaughan. More than thirty years later, Billy Childs, Gil Goldstein, and Heitor Pereira won the 2006 Grammy Award for the same category for a version performed by Chris Botti and Sting. Continue reading
2/15/16 0&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Killer Diller (1948)
Killer Diller starring The Clark Brothers (tap dancers), Nat King Cole, Moms Mabley, Dusty Fletcher, Butterfly McQueen, the Andy Kirk Orchestra, dancers from the Katherine Dunham School and the Four Congaroos (dancing Lindy Hop) was filmed in 1948 during the height of post war race films explosion. This all-black cast film, geared toward minority audiences, featured a cavalcade of African-American talent. Continue reading
2/14/16 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Dee Dee Bridgewater- House of the Rising Sun
Dee Dee Bridgewater, whose career spans four decades and includes Grammy and Tony Award-winning performances, returns to New Orleans on her upcoming album Dee Dee’s Feathers. Continue reading
