11/11/21 O&A NYC DANCE: Bill Bojangle Robinson – Stair Dance- from Harlem Is Heaven (1932)

The Stair Dance featured in Harlem Is Heaven (1932): one of the first movies to ever feature an all-black cast, this film also boasts one of the earliest recorded versions of Bill Robinson’s famous stair dance routine, where he tapped up and down two flights of five steps joined by a shared platform. Continue reading

11/7/18 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: O.J. Simpson’s Welcome Home Party Event

O.J. Simpson arrives home after his stint in prison to a welcome home party that he’ll never forget. Continue reading

11/6/18 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: Chappelle’s Show – R. Kelly’s Piss On You Video

Chappelle’s Show wasn’t above going low-brow, and Dave’s spoof on R.Kelly’s salacious legal battle was quite the topic to take aim at (no pun intended, of course). Becoming just as famous as the song it was based on (“Ignition Pt. 2”), “Piss On You” proved that Chappelle had a pretty bad ass R. Kelly impression, and he could carry a tune too. Drip, drip drip! Continue reading

11/4/18 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: Michael Jackson- Little Billy’s Not My Lover (In Living Color)

Michael Jackson’s megahit Billie Jean parodied by comedian Tommy Davidson from In Living Color’s. Continue reading

11/3/18 O&A NYC GOING BACK TO AFRICA WITH WaleStylez: Faces of Africa – Fela Kuti: The Father of Afrobeat (Part 1)

Faces of Africa brings you the story of Fela Kuti, one of Africa’s music legends, and his influence on art and politics through music. Continue reading

11/3/18 O&A NYC ITS SATURDAY- ANYTHING GOES: The Sound Of One Hand Slapping

The Sound Of One Hand Slapping is an excerpt from Ara Fitzgerald’s Watch The Bullies Dance in which the ghost of P.T. Barnum, upset that heaven is a no smoking zone, returns to lament the loss of ethics in the showbusiness of politics. He argues that TRUST, NOT FEAR is the true art of both the showman and the politician. Who knew that common sense could be so complicated? Continue reading

11/2/18 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Lindy Hop Hellzapoppin

Hellzapoppin (1941) the Universal Pictures adaptation of the Broadway musical  directed by H.C. Potter with a cast that includes Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson who produced and starred in it on Broadway) and Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers. Continue reading