Josephine Baker was an entertainer, civil rights activist, French Resistance agent and the first Black international superstar. Her career was centered primarily in Europe, mostly in her adopted France. Continue reading
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Tag: Black History Month
2/10/18 O&A NYC ITS SATURDAY ANYTHING GOES- CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Naomi Campbell Supermodel
Naomi Elaine Campbell, an English-born model, of African Jamaican descent and Chinese Jamaican ancestry through her paternal grandmother, who carried the family name Ming. Recruited at the age of 15, she established herself among the top three most recognizable and in-demand models of the late 1980s and the 1990s, and she was one of six models of her generation declared supermodels by the fashion world. Continue reading
2/9/18 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: Jenifer Lewis- The Mother of Black Hollywood, “Always Check The Meat”
2/7/18 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY BLACK HISTORY MONTH: James Baldwin – Pin Drop Speech
James Baldwin delivers earth shattering speech at Cambridge University during a debate with William F. Buckley Continue reading
2/3/18 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez FASHION: Timeline Of Nike Shoes Black History Month
By Adewale Adekanbi Jr
For years, Nike has celebrated excellence in sports with collections of footwear and apparel as part of Black History Month.Energetic colors and unique patterns have been used to help bring this celebration to life.
2/27/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez BLACK HISTORY MONTH SONG OF THE DAY: Sade – The Sweetest Taboo
By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.
The Sweetest Taboo by Sade is taken from her second album Promise (1985). While the song peaked at #31 on the UK Singles Chart, it fared considerably better in the United States, where it reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1986, remaining in the Top 40 for 13 weeks. Continue reading
2/27/17 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: In The Heat Of The Night
In the Heat of the Night is a 1967 dramatic mystery film directed by Norman Jewison starring Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, and Warren Oates. The movie is based on the 1965 John Ball novel of the same name, which tells the story of Virgil Tibbs (Poitier). Tibbs is a black police detective from Philadelphia, who becomes involved in a murder investigation in a racist small town in Mississippi. Continue reading
8/5/17 (REPOST) O&A NYC ITS SATURDAY- ANYTHING GOES: Naomi Campbell Supermodel
Naomi Elaine Campbell, an English-born model, of African Jamaican descent and Chinese Jamaican ancestry through her paternal grandmother, who carried the family name Ming. Recruited at the age of 15, she established herself among the top three most recognizable and in-demand models of the late 1980s and the 1990s, and she was one of six models of her generation declared supermodels by the fashion world. Continue reading
2/22/17 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: Black Dynamite-Wizard Of Watts
The Wizard of Watts is a TV special of Black Dynamite an animated adult themed television series. Although the series is based on the 2009 film of the same name, it developed a separate continuity with some back-references to the film. Continue reading
2/21/17 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Ajani the Brave
Ajani the Brave, an African folk tale about a boy going on a quest to overcome his fears. The animation was produced by Aphton Corbin from the California Institute of Arts. Continue reading
