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9/30/15 O&A NYC Song Of The Day Ludacris – Southern Hospitality ft. Pharrell

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Southern Hospitality is the second single released off Ludacris’s album Back for the First Time, released in 2000 and composed by The Neptunes.   Continue reading

9/30/15 O&A NYC Wildin Out Wednesday: Little Rascals Hook and Ladder (1932)

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Hook and Ladder is a 1932 Our Gang short comedy film directed by Robert F. McGowan. It was the 116th (28th talking episode) Our Gang short released. Answering the Fire Chief’s request for volunteers, the Our Gang kids form their own firefighting squadron, complete with uniforms, a fire pole, a dog-and-cat-powered alarm, and a jerry-built fire engine. After a few false alarms and delays, the kids get the opportunity to put out a real fire, which they do with the expertise of veteran smoke-eaters.  Continue reading

9/29/15 O&A NYC Inspirational Tuesday: When you don’t give up..You cannot fail!- The Derek Redmond Story by Connie Lynne

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It was Monday night, August 3, at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. At the track and field stadium, the gun sounded  for the 400-meter semifinals. About 100 meters into the race,  Britain’s Derek Redmond crumpled to the track with a torn right  hamstring. Medical attendants rushed out to assist him, but as they  approached Redmond, he waved them all aside, struggled to his feet, and crawled and hopped in a desperate effort to finish the race. Continue reading

9/28/15 O&A Hollywood Monday (Repost): Cotton Come To Harlem – Iris, Officer Jarema and The Paper Bag

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Cotton Comes to Harlem was the beginning of short period in American film that featured black actors in leading roles and the themes dealt with issues from the African-American microcosm. With a screenplay by Arnold Perl and Ossie Davis, and  directed by Davis this action drama represents the black prospective. Much of the film’s humor is urban black comedy, which was groundbreaking in 1970.

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9/27/15 O&A NYC Gospel Sunday (Repost) : Lalah Hathaway – Donald Lawrence’s Don’t Forget to Remember

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Jazz notables Ramsey Lewis and Lalah Hathaway were on hand for a remake of the Bible Stories classic Don’t Forget To Remember. The effort earned Donald Lawrence a total of 7 Stellar Award nominations, and 6 wins. Continue reading

9/27/15 O&A NYC Dance : From The Horse’s Mouth- Celebrating New York’s Clark Center for the Performing Arts

By Walter Rutledge

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Clark Center NYC will present a week of dance and related activities Monday September 28 through Friday October 2 at City College Center for the Arts, Aaron Davis Hall. The event is part of the “rebirth” of the Clark Center for the Performing Arts; the venerable New York City dance institution that closed 26 years ago. The new Clark Center NYC returns as a virtual dance center instead of a brick and mortar facility. Its mission is to not just honor past accomplishments but to offer opportunities to the next generation of dancers and dance makers. Continue reading

9/26/15 O&A NYC With WaleStylez- Fashion: Solexchange Sneaker Show NYC

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Solexchange Sneaker Show NYC is back in New York this Saturday, September 26 at the Jacob Javits Center. The bi-annual sneaker extravaganza brings out traders, buyers and sneaker heads in search of vintage, limited edition and custom-made athletic footwear.  Continue reading

9/26/15 O&A NYC REVIEW: Camille A. Brown & Dancers- BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play

By Walter Rutledge

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Camille A. Brown & Dancers opened the 2015 fall Joyce Theater season on Tuesday, September 22 with BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play. Inspired by Kyra D. Gaunt’s book, The Games Black Girls Play Choreographer/director Brown describes the one-act evening’s length, “BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play celebrates the unspoken rhythm and language that Black girls have through Double Dutch, social dances, and hand clapping games that are contemporary and ancestral.” The six member all female cast accomplished Brown’s vision through of series of three duets each exploring different aspects of life and society. Continue reading

9/26/15 O&A NYC With WaleStylez- Song Of The Day: Jae Tips- Sold My Yeezys

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9/26/15 O&A NYC Its Saturday- Anything Goes: Taz Arnold Men’s Style

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

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Taz Arnold is a designer, producer and musician, who lives and works in his hometown of Los Angles, California. He is the founder of the clothing brand TI$A and released three full-length albums with the hip-hop performance ground The Sa-Ra Creative Partners. He has also produced music for artists such as Dr.Dre, Kanye West and Erykah Badu. In addition to his own design Arnold is an avid collector of vintage clothing including Benetton, Versace and Ralph Lauren Polo. Continue reading