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Tag: Inspirational
8/22/17 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Yolanda Adams – Never Give Up
Yolanda Adams – Never Give Up is an inspiring anthem from her 2001 album Believe. Continue reading
8/15/17 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Don’t Be a Sucker!- The Anti-Fascist Short Film Is Back
Don’t Be A Sucker, an anti-fascist short propaganda film made by the U.S. War Department in 1943 has resurfaced as a statement against the resurgent white-nationalist movement. Almost 75 years after its debate, Don’t Be a Sucker lives again in a new and strange context. Continue reading
12/28/17 O&A NYC: THROWBACK THURSDAY: I Wanna Be Ready (1986)
In a long, brilliant career, Dudley Williams worked with such artists as Martha Graham, Talley Beatty, and Donald McKayle. Most significantly, he was a member of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for more than forty years. He will be forever linked to his interpretation of the solo I Wanna Be Ready from Alvin Ailey’s masterwork Revelations.
“[Dudley Williams is] amazing—an inspiration to everybody, a real poet with movement.” –Alvin Ailey from Revelations: The Autobiography of Alvin Ailey.
8/8/17 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Misty Copeland’s Top 10 Rules For Success
American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Misty Copeland’s Top 10 Rules For Success Continue reading
8/6/17 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Lecrae- I’ll Find You ft. Tori Kelly
Lecrae taps Tori Kelly for an inspirational duet “I’ll Find You.” The Reach Records MC raps about death, pain, fear, and bitterness. Continue reading
8/1/17 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Shit happens. Clean it up and move on!- Beatrice Achaleke for TEDxKlagenfurt
Beatrice Achaleke was one of speakers on this year’s edition of TEDxKlagenfurt “Ethicpreneurs ahead” went through many hard times, but never gave up. Continue reading
7/17/17 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Jada Pinkett-Smith – Take care of YOU, first
“You always have to remember to take care of YOU, first and foremost. When you stop taking care of yourself you get out of balance and you really forget how to take care of others.”– Jada Pinkett-Smith
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7/11/17 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Malcolm X- The House Negro And The Field Negro (2009)
Malcolm X’s The House Negro And The Field Negro speech was delivered in 1965 in Selma, Alabama. It happened while Martin Luther King Jr. was held in jail for his famous march on Selma. Malcolm X gave this speech to young protesters who received it very well. Continue reading
7/4/17 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Stars And Stripes- George Balanchine (New York City Ballet)
George Balanchine created Stars And Stripes in 1958 to the marching band music of John Philip Sousa. The ballet evokes Fourth of July parades and it’s is one of several of Balanchine salutes to his adoptive country. Continue reading
