Rickey Smiley Morning Show

1 week ago | rickeysmileymorningshow.com | Keyaira Boone

Rickey Smiley Morning Show Featured Video CLOSE When Dr. Monica L. Miller completed her thesis on Black Dandyism as a graduate student at Harvard, it set forth a chain of events that would go on to influence fashion on a grand scale. Thanks to Dr. Miller, we witnessed the Blackest Met Gala yet.

1 week ago | rickeysmileymorningshow.com | Danielle Jennings

Rickey Smiley Morning Show Featured Video CLOSE The long road to rebuilding the community of Altadena continues, and a new round of financial good news could be the break that local businesses have been longing to hear since the devastating Eaton wildfire ravaged through the community.

1 week ago | rickeysmileymorningshow.com | Christopher Smith

Rickey Smiley Morning Show Featured Video CLOSE The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., is experiencing one of its most turbulent periods in its nearly nine years of existence and is currently without leadership after its executive director stepped down.

1 week ago | rickeysmileymorningshow.com | Jazmyn Summers

Rickey Smiley Morning Show Featured Video CLOSE Getting the chance to attend an early screening of Thunderbolts was an incredible experience. From the opening scenes, one performance that stood out was Gabrielle Byndloss. As a stunning African American actress, she brings grace, strength, and emotional depth to every moment she’s on screen.

2 weeks ago | rickeysmileymorningshow.com | Keyaira Kelly

JEWEL HAMA Black woman with tousled curls stands in her kitchen staring deeply into the great beyond. Dressed in nothing but a green satin bra, burgundy velvet boxers, and a sheer, pale pink shawl, she hovers in time — with a butcher knife in one hand, and a red onion in the other, she contemplates her own layers as she carves through real ones. These are the moments that move Jewel Ham to paint Black women.