Wise proverbs and sayings of the peoples of Africa have a deep meaning. African sayings and wisdom will help you sort out life. Continue reading
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Category: Black Facts
11/1/22 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: The Trevor Noah Story
Lesley Stahl speaks with “The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah about growing up in apartheid-era South Africa and his career as a standup comedian. Continue reading
GOING BACK TO AFRICA WITH WALESTYLEZ: Meeting The Wolof -Tallest Tribe In West Africa
By Adewale Adekanbi Jr
Tall, dark, and striking, Wolof people are believed to be the tallest ethnic group in West Africa. Most of them are 6 feet tall and also very dark. They are the giants of West Africa. Continue reading
3/14/22 O&A NYC BLACK FACTS: The Tuskegee Experiment
From 1932 to 1972, the United States Public Health Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention operated an extremely unethical medical experiment on the effects of outcomes of untreated syphilis. During the Tuskegee Experiment hundreds of poor Black men from Macon County, Alabama were enrolled in the study, and treatment for syphilis was withheld from them. Continue reading
1/17/21 O&A NYC DANCE THEATRE: Only In The Darkness- Dance Of The Village Elders- Dance Of The Village Elders
1/17/21 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: We Shall Overcome- Morehouse College
The Morehouse College Glee Club performs We Shall Overcome, arranged by Wendell P. Whalum, at the 2009 Candle on the Bluff Awards. Continue reading
1/17/21 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: MLK’s Promised Land (1967–1968 America’s Civil Rights Movement)
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stakes out new ground for himself and the rapidly fragmenting civil rights movement. Continue reading
12/15/21 O&A NYC BLACK FACTS: Hatshepsut- The Greatest Female Pharaoh
Hatshepsut was a female pharaoh of Egypt. She reigned between 1473 and 1458 B.C. Her name means “foremost of noblewomen.” Her rule was relatively peaceful and she was able to launch a building program that would see the construction of a great temple at Deir el-Bahari at Luxor. Continue reading
11/26/21 O&A NYC BLACK FACTS: The Astonishing Legend of the Queen of Sheba Arguably the Mother of the Ethiopians
The Legends of Africa series takes a look into the rich and complex world of our past through the lives of great men and women who we consider today our legends.In today’s video we will be looking at the royal queen Makeda, better yet known as the queen of Sheba and who holds the title of mother of the Ethiopian nations. Continue reading
11/14/21 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Miles Davis Quintet, Teatro dell’Arte, Milan, Italy, October 11th, 1964 (Colorized)
Trumpet- Miles Davis, Bass- Ron Carter, Piano- Herbie Hancock, Saxophones- Wayne Shorter, Drums- Tony Williams. Continue reading
