The Roots reenact the history of the end of the slavery in “I Am Slave,” from the black-ish Season 4 Premiere.
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6/9/20 EXTRA!!! O&A NYC IN MEMORARIUM: Reverend Al Sharpton Delivers Eulogy At George Floyd’s Funeral In Houston
Reverend Al Sharpton delivered a powerful eulogy for George Floyd at his funeral service in Houston. “God took an ordinary brother from the Third Ward, from the housing projects… and made him the cornerstone of a movement that’s going to change the whole wide world,” Sharpton said.
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SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: James Brown and Friends – Set Fire To The Soul (1987)
James Brown and Aretha Franklin perform together on stage for the first time. They are joined by Wilson Pickett, Joe Cocker, Robert Palmer, and Billy Vera who are interviewed with Franklin before the concert. Taped at the Taboo Club, Detroit.
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6/9/20 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Revelations From A Lifetime Of Dance- Judith Jamison and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
“Dance can elevate our human experience beyond words,” says Judith Jamison, artistic director emerita of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. In between performances of excerpts from Alvin Ailey’s classic works “Revelations” and “Cry,” Jamison reflects on the enduring power of dance to transform history into art that thrills audiences around the world. (Performances by Solomon Dumas, Samantha Figgins and Constance Stamatiou)
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6/8/20 O&A NYC LOCKDOWN LEARNING: Rome Clashes with Hannibal and Carthage- Barbarians Rising
An epic 700-year battle for freedom begins as the barbarians rise against Rome; Hannibal builds a rebel alliance and conquers the Alps, in “Resistance”. Continue reading
6/5/20 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: Maybe God Is Watching Over Us After All- Jimmy Kimmel
This Jimmy Kimmel skit is funny and maybe this is what the evangelical should be thinking.
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6/1/20 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: Zainab Johnson Stand-Up Performance
Comedian Zainab Johnson performs stand-up on Late Night with Seth Meyers. Continue reading
5/24/20 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Miles Davis Quintet Live at Teatro dell’Arte in Milan, Italy (October 11, 1964)
Miles Davis Quintet live at Teatro dell’Arte in Milan, Italy, October 11, 1964. Continue reading
5/24/02 O&A NYC LOCKDOWN HISTORY: Life Aboard a Slave Ship
From approximately 1525 to 1866, 12.5 million Africans were forcibly transported across the Middle Passage to serve as slaves in the New World. Life aboard slave ships was agonizing and dangerous; nearly 2 million slaves would perish on their journey across the Atlantic.
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5/20/20 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY- ON WEDNESDAY: President Obama’s Message to the Class of 2020
Watch President Obama celebrate America’s high school seniors as part of Graduate Together: America Honors the Class of 2020. Continue reading
