Beth Behrs and Tichina Arnold realize you can really get away with anything when people think fame is attached to you. Go Mary! Continue reading
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Tag: Black Facts
1/10/25 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Earl “Snake Hips” Tucker
Earl “Snakehips” Tucker was an African American dancer and entertainer. Also known as the “Human Boa Constrictor”, he acquired the nickname “snakehips” via the dance he popularized in Harlem in the 1920s called the “snakehips” Continue reading
1/8/25 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDNESDAY: Donovan Bogard Gets His Girl
Donovan Bogard finally get Mrs. Johnson inside a wedding chapel unfortunate for the groom he is the minister performing more than the ceremony. The skit was featured in Lenny Henry in Pieces a British stand-up and sketch show by comedians Lenny Henry and Gina Yashere. It aired on BBC One between 2000 and 2003. Continue reading
1/7/24 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Judith Jamison- 22nd Kennedy Center Honors (1999)
Morgan Freeman introduces honoree Judith Jamison at the 22nd Kennedy Center Honors in 1999. Continue reading
1/5/25 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Sounds of Blackness – Optimistic
Optimistic an urban contemporary gospel song by vocal and instrumental ensemble Sounds of Blackness, was released as the group’s first single from their debut studio album The Evolution of Gospel (1991). Continue reading
1/2/24 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Luther Vandross – Here And Now (Live from the Royal Albert Hall)
Here and Now (1989) by music icon Luther Vandross, is from the compilation album The Best of Luther Vandross… The Best of Love. The song became Vandross’ fifth single to peak at No. 1 on the Hot Black Singles, and his first single to chart in the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 6. Continue reading
12/29/24 O&A NYC SUNDAY SCHOOL: The Birth of Christ (Animated Bible Movie)
Judah Stretch Animation‘s bible movie Birth of Christ gives young audiences a version of the Nativity like never before experienced. Continue reading
11/30/25 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker Suite – Quantum Of The Seas Orchestra
On Christmas Eve, 2015, the Quantum Of The Seas Orchestra performed the entire Duke Ellington version of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite. Continue reading
12/20/24 O&A NYC IRIE FRIDAY: Shaggy – Jamaican Drummer Boy
Shaggy makes some island magic at this 2019 Disney “magical holiday celebration”. Continue reading
12/20/24 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Meet The First Black Star Of New York City Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’
The 2024 New York City Ballet’s production of The Nutcracker has cast Charlotte Nebres, a black dancer, to play Marie for the first time in the productions 70 year history. Continue reading
