9/17/24 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Hannibal Barca- The Man Who Tried To Conquer Rome

Hannibal was a Carthaginian (Northern Africa) general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Punic War. His campaign bring his army over the Alps in the winter was one of the boldest moves in history. Continue reading

9/14/24 O&A NYC ITS SATURDAY: John Legend Springfield Native Speaks Out

How do we spell Scumbag? T-R-U-M-P or Drumpf, his klan’s original name. In typical Trump style (or lack there of) this xenophobic, race baiting, sack of Drumpf defamed the Haitian community of Springfield, Ohio. Singer, songwriter and Springfield native John Legend speak out about the baseless racist tropes. Continue reading

9/8/24 O&A NYC SUNDAY GOSPEL: Rev. James Cleveland-Can’t Nobody Do Me Like Jesus

Gospel singer, musician, and composer James Edward Cleveland was known as the King of Gospel. Cleveland was a driving force behind the creation of the modern gospel sound by incorporating traditional black gospel, soul, pop and jazz  in arrangements for mass choirs. Continue reading

  9/6/24 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Alicia Graf/Donald Williams in Robert Garland’s Return

Robert Garland made the leap from principal dancer to emerging choreography with his 1979 company debut Return. Garland described the work as “post-modern urban neoclassicism – an attempt to fuse an urban physical sensibility and a neoclassical one.” Continue reading

9/4/24 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: Madame Re-Res Dance Scene- School Daze

The iconic salon dance fight sequence choreographed by Otis Sallid from Spike Lee‘s 1988 musical comedy School Daze. Continue reading

8/11/24 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: The Staple Singers – I’ll Take You There (Live)

The Staple Singers were a gospel, soul, and R&B family singing group and one of the first early crossover groups. Roebuck “Pops” Staples the patriarch of the family, formed the group with his children Cleotha, Pervis, and Mavis. Yvonne replaced her brother when he was drafted into the U.S. Army, and again in 1970. Continue reading

5/6/24 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: A Ballerina’s Tale

Ballerina Misty Copeland made history becoming the first African-American Woman to earn the position of Principal Dancer with the world renowned American Ballet Theater. Continue reading

5/5/24 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY Pt. 2: Sounds Of Blackness – I Believe

I Believe is a song by ensemble Sounds of Blackness was produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. It was written by the duo along with: Marvin R. Pierce, Ralph Middlebrooks, Eugene Marshall Jones, Clarence Satchell, Gregory Allen Webster and Walter Junie Morrison.The song was released in 1994 as the first single from the group’s third album, Africa to America; The Journey of the Drum (1994). Continue reading

3/20/24 HIP HOP DANCE PARTY WITH WALESTYLEZ: Best Dance n the World 2023 | New Les Twins

Laurent and Larry Nicolas Bourgeois professionally known as Les Twins, are French dancers, choreographers, producers, models, designers and creative directors of their brand Eleven Paris.

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