9/22/17 (Repost) O&A NYC GRILLING FOR THE WEEKEND: Mexican Salmon with Black Bean and Avocado Salsa

Mexican Salmon with Black Bean and Avocado Salsa will save you and your guests from boring grilled salmon with this brilliant Mexican twist. The salsa is an absolute must and is what makes this meal a ten out of ten.  Continue reading

8/25/17 O&A NYC FILM: Top 10 Actors Who Got Buff For a Movie Role

The top 10 actors who got buff for a movie role. This list features actors who put on considerable muscle mass to play a role in a movie, with special consideration given to those who did so in a relatively brief period of time or who underwent dramatic physical transformations compared to their previous looks. Continue reading

8/22/17 O&A NYC SPORTS/HEALTH AND WELLNESS: Odell Beckham Jr. LSU Training

New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. burst onto the NFL scene in 2014, establishing himself as one of the premier offensive threats on the gridiron.  Continue reading

8/21/17 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: Trump: America’s First ‘Racist Grandpa’ President

President Donald Trump received high praise on Tuesday’s press conference from white supremacists, white nationalists and white himself. Continue reading

8/21/17 O&A NYC AUTOMOBILE: 2019 Mercedes Maybach 6 Cabriolet – Future Of Luxury

The 2019 Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 with its long nose, tapering tail, sparkling blue paint and bright white and wood interior the Mercedes-Maybach 6 Cabriolet looks very much like a road-going sport yacht. The car is intended to show the “ultimate in luxury of the future,” according to Mercedes’ announcement. Continue reading

8/20/17 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: Actual Trump Quotes Read By Cartoon Donald Trump

Cartoon Donald Trump brings life to the strangest quotes from an interview the President’s recently gave with the Cartoon Donald Trump all Street Journal.

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8/19/17 O7A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Mourner’s Bench- Talley Beatty Choreographer

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Talley Beatty choreographed and performed Mourner’s Bench in 1947. It represents the anguish and loss for former slaves, now free men, killed during the Reconstruction Era at the beginning of the rise of the Klu Klux Klan. Beatty explained to me, “People were murdered by the Klan and at daybreak their relatives would find their bodies in the fields still covered in the morning dew.”

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8/18/17 O&A NYC THE MORNING FUNNIES: SNL Weekend Update: Washington and Jefferson on Being Compared to Robert E. Lee

Presidents George Washington (Jimmy Fallon) and Thomas Jefferson (Seth Meyers) stop by to discuss being compared to famous Southern slave owners. Continue reading

8/18/17 (Repost) O&A NYC Shall We Dance Friday: Desmond Richardson- Lament and Encore Performance Precious Blood with Carmen de Lavallade

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Desmond Richardson is a dancer, co-founder and co-artistic director of Complexions Contemporary Ballet. He has mastered a wide range of dance forms including classical, modern, contemporary ballet and jazz making him one of the most recognized performers of his generation. 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