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2/25/25 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Roberta Flack – Killing Me Softly With His Song
Roberta Flack performs Killing Me Softly With His Song from her 1974 album Killing Me Softly. The song earned Flack the Record of The Year award at the 1974 Grammy Awards. Continue reading
2/24/25 O&A NYC WITH WALESTYLEZ FOOTWEAR: Nike Air Flightposite Triple Black Is Back And Better Than Ever
In this Vlog, Penny 4 Your Thoughts talks about Nike Air Flightposite Triple Black 2025 Retro release.After the return of the beloved Metallic Gold colorway late last year, next up for the Nike Flightposite is an all black colorway coming next week. Continue reading
2/19/25 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: A$AP Rocky Found Not Guilty of Felony Assault With Gun
A jury has reached a verdict in the assault trial of rapper A$AP Rocky after deliberating for about three hours Tuesday following three weeks of testimony. Hip Hop artist A$AP Rocky is charged with two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm in a 2021 incident involving a former friend, Terell Ephron. The rapper has pleaded not guilty. Continue reading
2/19/25 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ HIP HOP WEDNESDAY: Big Daddy Kane – Noochie’s Live From The Front Porch
Antonio Hardy better known by his stage name Big Daddy Kane, is a Hip Hop artist, producer and actor who began his career in 1986 as a member of the Juice Crew. Continue reading
2/18/24 O&A NYC DANCE REVIEW: Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet – Remembering
By Walter Rutledge
Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet (JGCO) presented their New York City season February 13 thru 15 at Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Bam Fisher Fishman Space. The seventy minute audience friendly one act was more than a celebration of Black History Month; it is also a fitting tribute to the dance theatre genre. The season offered a blend of spoken word, live drumming, recorded music and voiceovers, theater, ritual, art, photography, video projections and of course the primary medium dance. Continue reading
2/16/24 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Open The Eyes of My Heart – Jordan G. Welch
Since her debut single Obedience in 2012, Jordan G. Welch has imprinted her sound into the hearts of many. Her life models her gift: she is an experience of raw musical prowess, that audibly cares as much as she delivers.
2/14/25 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: I Wanna Be Ready – Amos Machanic Jr.
Amos Machanic, Jr. joined the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1996. During his 15 years with the company, Amos had the pleasure of traveling and performing across the globe and in 2010, he performed at the White House tribute to Judith Jamison. Continue reading
2/11/25 O&A NYC DANCE: Kevin Iega Jeff Creates to Communicate With Homage
By Walter Rutledge
Keeping in the spirit of his credo, “create to communicate”, Kevin Iega Jeff has choreographed Homage for the Jamel Gaines Creative Outlet. Homage will be presented during Remembering, the company’s 30th anniversary season celebration February 13, 14, 15 at BAM Fisher Fishman Space in downtown Brooklyn. The intergenerational ensemble work highlights the artistry of three accomplished female performers Shirley Black Brown Coward, Bahiyah Sayyed and Thera Ward. Continue reading
2/7/25 O&A NYC BLACK FACTS: Emmett Till- His Death, Mother, Grave, & Facts
Emmett Louis Till was a 14-year-old African American who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955, after being accused of offending a white woman in her family’s grocery store. Join us as we discuss historical moments leading up to the death of Emmett Till, and how his death, helped fuel the Civil Rights movement. Continue reading
