3/15/16 O&A NYC INSPIRATIONAL TUESDAY: Dr. Sean Richardson – Mental Toughness: Think Differently About Your World

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Dr. Sean Richardson shares how to overcoming the normal & predictable human barriers to success. Richardson takes lessons learned from the professional athlete’s locker room to provide an overview of the subtleties of human brain & behaviour function. Continue reading

3/8/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez FASHION: Reclaim Your Love: A Preview of the GUESS Originals x A$AP Rocky Collection

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

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 Reclaim Your Love, the new short film directed by AWGE, previews the latest GUESS Originals and A$AP Rocky collection. Today, O&A NYC Magazine brings you a behind-the-scenes look of the film, with a brief interview with A$AP Rocky. The Harlem native talks about GUESS and its cultural significance during one of the most important times in hip-hop culture. Continue reading

3/5/16 O&A NYC Saturday Morning Concert: Bob Marley & the Wailers- AMANDLA.: Festival of Unity featuring Dick Gregory, Olatunji, Eddie Palmieri, Jabula, the art of Black Dance and Patti Labelle

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Bob Marley and The Wailers, Dick Gregory, Olatunji, Eddie Palmieri, Jabula, the art of Black Dance and Patti Labelle came to Harvard Stadium in Boston on July 21, 1979. The benefit concert was dedicated to the on-going struggles in Zimbabwe, Namibia and South Africa. The concert was called AMANDLA.: Festival of Unity. A benfit Concert for Relief and Humanitarian Aid to Southern Africa. Continue reading

5/26/23 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Dudley Williams- Alvin Ailey’s Love Songs

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d90704264383da96da61f51bc870f967In 1972, Alvin Ailey created the elegiac solo Love Songs for dancer Dudley Williams. The  sixteen minute solo, composed in three sections includes A Song for You by Donny Hathaway; Poppies by Nina Simone; and He Ain’t Heavy, He’s my Brother by Donny Hathaway. Many  thought of the work as the male equivalent of the female solo Cry (1971). Continue reading

2/6/16 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Jhené Aiko- The Worst

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

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The Worst, is a song  released on the  debut album of Jhene Aiko entitled Sail Out (2013)  On November 11, 2013 Aiko debuted the song’s accompanying music video. The video depicts Aiko being driven to murder due to her bad relationship, the video continues with Aiko sitting in her kitchen while her boyfriend lies on the floor. After committing murder, she makes herself a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, applies her makeup, and puts on her jewelery. She washes her hands of blood and calmly walks out of her house in lingerie to waiting cops. Continue reading

1/25/16 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY: Bedtime Stories Dance Film

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Bedtime Stories Dance film, a collaborative work presented by Renegade Performance Group (André M. Zachery Artistic Director). The Bedtime Stories duet features dancers Taeler Cyrus and  Youthen Joseph and music by Michelle Bellerose. The WestBeth Arts Building courtyard in New York City served as the location for the video shoot.   
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1/21/16 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Selena Gomez- Hands To Myself

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Selena Gomez just released a brand new music video Hands to Myself. The former squeaky clean teen singer has transformed into a sultry chantuese. In her new video Gomez flaunts her hot body in just a bra and underwear, gets undressed for a scene in a bath tub and rolls around a bed with the excruciatingly good-looking Chrisopher Mason. Continue reading