10/9/17 O&A NYC THIS WEEK: The Ugly Truth About Christopher Columbus

Growing up, we were all taught that Columbus discovered America. However, this is not the case at all. Columbus got lost looking for India, and instead landed in the Caribbean. Continue reading

10/9/17 O&A NYC Song Of The Day: Lin-Manuel Miranda – Almost Like Praying feat Artists for Puerto Rico [Music Video]

Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, with a little help from celebrity friends released a song to raise funds for hurricane relief in Puerto Rico. Continue reading

10/5/17 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Lauryn Hill – Def Poetry Jam Motives And Thoughts

 

Lauryn Hill is perhaps better known for her singing and rapping than for her poetry, but here she delivers a powerful lyric in tight rhyming couplets which focuses on social evils and ways to overcome them. Continue reading

10/1/17 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: The Chaos President- Trump vs Puerto Rico

President Donald Trump (Alec Baldwin) speaks with Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Aidy Bryant), Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz (Melissa Villaseñor) of San Juan, Jeff Sessions (Kate McKinnon) and Senator Chuck Schumer (Alex Moffat).

The Chaos President

(REPOST) 1/17/21 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY EXTRA: Cotton Comes To Harlem- Iris, Officer Jerema and the Paper Bag

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Cotton Comes to Harlem was the beginning of short period in American film that featured black actors in leading roles and the themes dealt with issues from the African-American microcosm. With a screenplay by Arnold Perl and Ossie Davis, and  directed by Davis this action drama represents the black perspective. Much of the film’s humor is urban black comedy, which was groundbreaking in 1970.

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11/1/18 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Maxwell – Sumthin’ Sumthin’

Sumthin’ Sumthin is a mid uptempo song by neo soul singer Maxwell. The third single from Urban Hang Suite. The woman featured in the song’s music video is French fashion model Chrystele Saint-Louis Augustin. Continue reading