6/23/21 O&A NYC LOCKDOWN LEARNING: Jack Johnson (1970)- With Music by Miles Davis

Jack Johnson is a 1970 American documentary film directed by Jimmy Jacobs about the American boxer Jack Johnson (1878–1946). Continue reading

6/20/21 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY FATHER’S DAY SPECIAL: Tasha Cobbs Leonard ft. Kierra Sheard – Spirit

Natasha Tameika “Tasha” Cobbs Leonard is a gospel artist. At the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, Cobbs won the Grammy for Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance. She has won 3 Stella Awards and 3 Dove Awards. Continue reading

6/18/21 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Ailey Juneteenth Celebration

Ailey Celebrates Juneteenth is an uplifting program that features performance highlights from Alvin Ailey’s Cry and Revelations, as well as Rennie Harris’ Lazarus. Continue reading

6/8/21 O&A NYC GOING BACK TO AFRICA WITH WALESTYLEZ: Olamide – Rock

Olamide is an Afro-Hip Hop artist from Nigeria. In 2011, he released his debut studio album Rapsodi while signed to Coded Tunes. YBNL his follow-up album, was released under his label imprint YBNL Nation. Continue reading

6/5/21 O&A NYC GOING BACK TO AFRICA WITH WALESTYLEZ: Soul Makossa – Manu Dibango

A true musician never dies, he just stops performing live. Manu Dibango, the Lion of Africa. Continue reading

6/3/21 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: The Jackson 5 – Dancing Machine

The Jackson 5 perform Dancing Machine on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson (1974) Continue reading

5/30/21 O&A NYC DANCE: Greenwood- By Donald Byrd Performed By The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Donald Byrd’s fifth Ailey commission draws on the Company’s theatrical roots and legacy of addressing social injustice. The work’s title references a 1921 tragedy that happened in Tulsa, Oklahoma’s segregated Greenwood District. At the time, it was one of the country’s most affluent African American communities, known as “Black Wall Street.” Continue reading

5/30/21 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Aretha Franklin – Amazing Grace ft. James Cleveland

 In 1972, Reverend James Cleveland collaborated with Aretha Franklin on her historic Grammy-winning and multi-million-selling album Amazing Grace, which is known as the Greatest Gospel Album of All Time. Recorded live at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts, California, with his Southern California Community Choir.
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5/26/21 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ HIP HOP WEDNESDAY: Nas, JAY-Z, Method Man – 3 Kings

Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones better known by his stage name Nas, is a Hip Hop artist and entrepreneur. Rooted in the NewYork Hip Hop scene he is regarded as one of the greatest rappers of all time.Nas has released twelve studio albums since 1994, seven of which are certified platinum and multi-platinum in the U.S. Continue reading