Rickey Smiley Morning Show

4 days ago | rickeysmileymorningshow.com | Jazmyn Summers

The American Black Film Festival (ABFF) 2025 lit up Miami with a vibrant celebration of Black creativity, storytelling, and cultural power. From gripping documentaries to fresh television series, the festival highlighted the brilliance and resilience of Black artists across film and television. Radio and TV personality Jazmyn Summers was on the scene for Radio One, catching up with some of the stars who helped make this year’s festival unforgettable.

1 week ago | rickeysmileymorningshow.com | Jazmyn Summers

RZA’s new film One Spoon of Chocolate opens on a lonely stretch of Ohio highway. A handsome brother probably in his twenties is shooting phantom jump shots. A passing car of young white girls offers a lift. They leave laughing and flirting, his arms wrapped comfortably around two of them. But that seemingly harmless kindness is a setup: what happens next is brutal and chilling. They stop at a convenience store. The giggling girls ask him to buy them some snacks.

1 week ago | rickeysmileymorningshow.com | Jazmyn Summers

After helping women find love on Queens Court, Holly Robinson Peete and her husband, NFL great Rodney Peete, are now turning their attention to the men on Bravo’s new reality dating show King’s Court. The couple, who have been married for an impressive 30 years, bring their hard-won wisdom to guide three high-profile bachelors—supermodel/actor Tyson Beckford, wrestling champion Thaddeus “Titus O’Neil” Bullard, and NBA star Carlos Boozer—as they search for real connection.

1 week ago | rickeysmileymorningshow.com | Christopher Smith

On Monday (June 16), jurors in the criminal trial against Diddy had an unorthodox respite from the usual witness testimony and evidence presentation, as they got to view portions of the videotapes of the sex parties that Diddy threw. Prosecutors for the federal government showed the jurors the footage of the alleged “freak offs” as they questioned a special agent for the Department of Justice on the witness stand.

1 week ago | rickeysmileymorningshow.com | Maui Bigelow

A girl with a present and affirming Black dad grows and glows up differently. She knows what love sounds like. She recognizes what it looks like when a man respects her boundaries. She isn’t easily swayed by surface-level attention, because she’s been seen deeply all her life. Her father has already told her that she is smart, powerful, and worthy, and because of that, she walks into rooms with her head held high.