(Ain’t Gonna let Nobody) Turn Me Round performed by The Freedom Singers at the White House Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement.
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Category: Civil Right
12/20/18 O&A NYC IN MEMORIUM: Raven Wilkinson Ballet Pioneer Dies at 83
Raven Wilkinson the first African-American to join a major international company had passed, she was 83. Continue reading
(Repost and Update) 12/27/21 O&A NYC HOLIDAY HUMOR: The Legend of Kuta Kayne
By Walter Rutledge
Friday night I had a terrifying nightmare. In the dream the year was 1821 and I was on Hampton Plantation (the home of the Rutledge family) in McClellanville, South Carolina. Life in the Antebellum south was hard, cruel and short; with the average age of slave mortality under 42 years. Contrary to one uninformed twenty-first century entertainer slavery was not a choice. Continue reading
9/9/18 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Yolanda Adams- How Great Thou Art
Gospel music star Yolanda Adams performs How Great Thou Art, a hymn that has become deeply rooted in American music at the White House Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement. Continue reading
9/9/18 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Yolanda Adams-How Great Thou Art
Gospel music star Yolanda Adams performs How Great Thou Art, a hymn that has become deeply rooted in American music at the White House Celebration of Music from the Civil Rights Movement. Continue reading
9/8/18 O&A NYC ITS SATURDAY- ANYTHING GOES: Gay Like Me (Part 1)
Gay Like Me is a documentary short that explores issues of masculinity, stigma and sefl acceptance among black gay men. Continue reading
9/8/18 O&A NYC ITS SATURDAY- ANYTHING GOES: Gay Like Me (Part 1)
Gay Like Me is a documentary short that explores issues of masculinity, stigma and sefl acceptance among black gay men. Continue reading
8/20/18 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: Rent-A-White: The Uber for White Privilege
Say goodbye to racism forever with “Rent- A- White.” It’s the Uber for White Privilege! Continue reading
8/7/18 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Don Lemon Rips Trump Over Personal Attack
CNN’s Don Lemon responds to President Donald Trump’s personal attack on himself and NBA star LeBron James, saying “referring to African-Americans as dumb is one of the oldest canards of racism in this country.” Continue reading
5/21/18 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Childish Gambino’s Short Film Chicken and Futility
Chicken and Futility, the three-minute short film by Childish Gambino is a stoner version of every extended conversation Tarantino’s ever put to film. There’s philosophical waxing about rolling joints as a metaphor for meeting girls, the socio-political responsibility of eating at Chick-fil-A, and moths hovering around light bulbs as a representation of life’s futility. Continue reading
