9/6/25 O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: Broken – R Kelly Featuring Rihanna

 

BROKEN” – a hauntingly emotional duet by R. Kelly and Rihanna, tells the story of two hearts torn apart by pain, betrayal, and longing. This powerful collaboration, written and created by AI under human production by Lovetunez, blends soulful vocals with raw vulnerability, capturing the essence of heartbreak and healing. A must-listen for fans of deep, emotional R&B. Continue reading

9/5/25 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm featuring Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers – A Day at the Races (1937).

Shall We Dance Friday

All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm featuring Whitey’s Lindy Hoppers is from the movie A Day at the Races (1937). The singer in the segment is Ivie Anderson from Duke Ellington’s Orchestra. The list of dancers is including Troy Brown, Dorothy Miller, Johnny Smalls, Norma Miller, Leon James, Snooky Beasley, Willa Mae Ricker, Ella Gibson, and George Greenidge. (Apparently, the dancer listed as John Bunch is in fact, Troy Brown). Whitey himself can be seen on the sidelines. He is identifiable by the streak of white in his hair. Continue reading

9/1/25 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY:   Michael Jackson’s This Is It -Documentary Film (Full Movie 2011)

This compelling documentary follows pop icon Michael Jackson during the days leading up to his untimely death as he prepares for a series of 50 shows.  Continue reading

8/27/25 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY EXTRA! : Gavin Newsom- Dark Woke!

How do you defeat Mein Führer Donald Trump enter Gavin Newsom as the Dark Woke! Continue reading

8/27/25 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: Straight to Hell

As Donald Trump ponders his ticket to heaven, the rest of us all know where he his headed. Trump does his best to fool the angels. Continue reading

8/24/25 O&A NYC THE SUNDAY MORNING FUNNIES: Bedtime Bible Story Time With Betty Bowers America’s Best Christian

Join me–won’t you?–while I regale my family with the charming story in 2 Kings 2:23-24, wherein the Lord sicced a pair of voracious bears on 42 kids. Glory! –Mrs.Betty Bowers (America’s Best Christian).
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8/23/25 O&A NYC SATURDAY MORNING CONCERT: Chaka Khan Live in Chicago (2019)

Celebrate the legendary career of Chaka Khan, the multi-genre vocalist at a concert at the Harris Theater in her hometown of Chicago. Performances include Khan’s greatest R&B, pop, funk and jazz hits, including I Feel For You’ and ‘Tell Me Something Good. Continue reading

8/23/25 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: South Park – Trump’s DC Military Deployment

In a South Park August 2025 episode titled Sickofancy, South Park brutally parodied President Donald Trump‘s federal takeover of the D.C. police and his broader administration. The episode continued the 27th season’s theme of satirizing the Trump presidency, with the most recent plot focusing on his deployment of military forces in Washington, D.C., under the pretense of a crime crackdown

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8/22/25 O&A NYC IRIE FRIDAY: Bob Marley & The Wailers – Could You Be Loved


Could You Be Loved is a song by Jamaican- born Reggae band Bob Marley and the Wailers. It was released in 1980 as the first single from their twelfth and last album, Uprising and is also included on their greatest-hits album Legend (1984).  Continue reading

8/16/25 O&A NYC DANCE: The Era Footwork Crew – Chicago’s Urban Terpsichoreans

By Walter Rutledge

Los Angles urban dance warriors perform Krump, Memphis dancers have the Juke, New Yorkers are Flexn and Chicago homies dance Footwork. Footwork music began evolving in Chicago in the early 90s, drawing on Ghetto House and Juke but adding complex layers of odd, almost compulsively frenetic rhythms; it grew hand in hand with the athletic, high-octane dance style that shares its name.

The dance/theatre urban storytelling style is accompanied by original lyrics and music tracks that reflect social justice, inequality and systemic racism. For over ten years Chicago’s Era Footwork Crew has introduce Footwork to the urban “dance battles” and the greater international dance community. Era Footwork Crew continues to make the urban dance style as synonymous to Chicago’s cultural identity as Deep-Dish Pizza. These Urban Terpsichorean will be part of the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project (CBDLP) in Unbound: Shattered Frames, Endless Visions, which will premiere Aug 23, 2025, 6:00pm at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance (205 E. Randolph Street). Continue reading