Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news. ( Terms and conditions ). Source: Michael Tran / Getty Via Bossip : All Black folks don’t look alike…until you need to look like a specific Black person to get in the VIP. Sherri Shepherd shared a hilarious social media video where her plot to enjoy some special airport treatment went terribly awry. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Close Thank you for subscribing! Please be sure to open and click your first newsletter so we can confirm your subscription. Email Submit Sherrie Shepherd pretending to be Octavia Spencer for access to Delta’s VIP lounge is the best thing this decade pic.twitter.com/htg7tFurBP — Phillip Henry (@MajorPhilebrity) February 26, 2019 Sherri a fool! Check out 10 women that won big in 2018 below! ALSO TRENDING ON RICKEYSMILEYMORNINGSHOW.COM : Jussie Smollett Turns Himself In Over Disorderly Conduct Charge [PHOTO] Wendy Williams To Return To Her Talk Show After Long Break Barack Obama Spent His Presidents’ Day With John Legend, Chrissy Teigen, And Ayesha & Stephen Curry [Photos] [ione_media_gallery src=”https://rickeysmileymorningshow.com” id=”1961202″ overlay=”true”] Follow @TheRSMS
Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty Somehow foolishness continues to seep into Black History Month, but this time it’s by our own — now removed. Los Angeles Chargers player Jahleel Addae was proudly filmed by his white fiancée Lindsey Nelson toasting to “light skin kids” among a group of swirl friends. Might I add, there wasn’t a sista in sight. The video above was initially posted to Nelson’s Instagram story with the caption reading “Cheers to more light skin kids” in case their ovation wasn’t audible enough. Addae, who is Ghanian-American, is currently being dragged by Twitter and subsequently left the chat, as his Instagram account is now private. Now, for those who want to go on a love-whoever-you-want tangent, please note, the issue isn’t that he’s engaged to a white woman, it’s the underlying reasons indicated by his praise for a potential “light skin baby” (because being mixed doesn’t automatically equal a fair complexion) showcasing an inherent hate toward his own dark skin. Then there’s also those truth-telling Tweets unearthed on Twitter. But everything was considered a joke #NFL #chargers #JahleelAddae #SportsCenter obviously from these previous tweets he has a problem pic.twitter.com/S0BbKMIvw2 — Belida Hernandez (@colombianwynter) February 11, 2019 One user questioned how his female family members feel about his comment? #JahleelAddae family photo. #addae #African #Ghana pic.twitter.com/3Gon2M3brW — Hero Serena (@SwampSipper) February 11, 2019 Others questioned the validity of his engagement? Chargers safety Jahleel Addae and others toast to more “lightskinned” kids pic.twitter.com/W3iwx8bKKR — BLACK ADAM SCHEFTER (@B1ackSchefter) February 10, 2019 A few were taking no prisoners! @Do_OrAddae37 #JahleelAddae NOW you want to make your page private? Nah negro, man up and face the backlash from the black community. #sellout — Maria Alex-Grady (@mariaangelo2014) February 13, 2019 #JahleelAddae at least @Do_OrAddae37 hasn’t deleted his Twitter like he deleted his heritage. — Phil Jones (@InfamousLilPhil) February 10, 2019 I just need @Do_OrAddae37 to be just as BOLD in facing the backlash as he was in laughing and posting the video! #JahleelAddae — Ida (@IdaBuddafly) February 10, 2019 And another user thought to remind Addae just how beautiful dark skin babies are too Can we get a darkskin baby thread so #JahleelAddae and his wife can see what beauty is? pic.twitter.com/65P467SVgY — I write.. (@Ebonydiamonds19) February 10, 2019 On that note, cheers to more beautiful black babies in all shades! RELATED STORIES: The Trailer To Octavia Spencer’s Thriller ‘Ma’ Is Here And I Have A Few Questions Black Grandmother Fights Off Machete-Wielding Robbers With Scooter
This isn’t your average horror film…that’s for sure! Octavia Spencer stars as “Sue Ann” in a new film titled ‘MA’. About the movie: Everybody’s welcome at Ma’s. But good luck getting home safe. “Sue Ann” is a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by Maggie, a new teenager in town (Diana Silvers, Glass), to buy some booze for her and her friends, and Sue Ann sees the chance to make some unsuspecting if younger, friends of her own. She offers the kids the chance to avoid drinking and driving by hanging out in the basement of her home. But there are some house rules: One of the kids has to stay sober. Don’t curse. Never go upstairs. And call her “Ma.” But as Ma’s hospitality starts to curdle into obsession, what began as a teenage dream turns into a terrorizing nightmare, and Ma’s place goes from the best place in town to the worst place on earth. Peep the full trailer above.
Image via Jason Merritt/Getty Octavia Spencer Wants Kids In Mississippi To See Black Panther The highly-anticipated release of Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther is bringing out the charitable spirit in everyone in hopes that kids everywhere will get to experience the joy of Black superherodom. One such inspired individual is none other than Octavia Spencer. The Oscar award winning actress recently revealed that Jessica Chastain helped get her paid and it appears she’s using some of those extra dollars to buy out theater in Mississippi: Spencer previously bought out a theater when her film “Hidden Figures” was released last year. We love that Black celebs are ensuring that this new wave of inclusion and diversity in Hollywood doesn’t go to waste. How many times are you planning to see Black Panther ?
Source: Steve Granitz / Getty The conversation around women being less than their male counterparts has been making headlines. Recently, Mo’Nique spoke out against Netflix and claimed they only offered her $500,000 to do a comedy special, but Dave Chapelle , Chris Rock and Amy Schumer were offered more. Mo’Nique asked fans to boycott because she wasn’t going to be paid as much as the Black men as well as a White female. Follow @TheRSMS According to Madam Noire , women are still not valued the same and Black women still aren’t paid as much as White women. Recently, Octavia Spencer, a three-time Academy Award nominee and winner spoke out about how her friend and co-star Jessica Chastain fought for her. Chastain wanted Spencer to be apart in a moving she is producing and took action so that they both could be paid the same. Spencer told this story during a panel at Sundance for “Women Breaking Barriers.” As she kept telling more of the story she began to tear up. Spencer said, “These are happy tears! I love that woman because she’s walking the walk and she’s actually talking the talk. She said, Octavia, we’re going to get you paid on this film. I said, ‘I would love to do your film, but here’s the thing, I’m going to have to get paid.’ She said, ‘Of course! You and I are going to be tied together. We’re going to be favored nations and we’re going to make the same thing. And you’re going to make that amount.” The movie they are referring to is “Shadow and Act,” which is a holiday comedy. We look forward to see these ladies in it and hope more women can band together like this. RELATED: Octavia Spencer & LeBron James Team Up For Madam C.J. Walker TV Series RELATED: Octavia Spencer On “Hidden Figures” Co-Star Taraji P. Henson: “Glad To Be Your Wing Woman” RELATED: Janelle Monae On Forging Sisterhood With Taraji P. Henson & Octavia Spencer [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO] The Latest : Kendrick Lamar Opens The 2018 Grammy Awards In The Most Black Way Possible [Video] Octavia Spencer Paid More After Talking To Jessica Chastain About What Black Actresses Really Make [VIDEO] How Kandi Burruss And Todd Tucker Keep Their Love Alive Casting News! Jennifer Hudson Tapped To Star In MGM’s Aretha Franklin Biopic Trump wages Twitter war with Jay Z 15 Most Epic Hip-Hop Grammy Moments Trump Fires Back At Jay-Z Nelly’s Girlfriend Defends Her Man Expect ‘Auntie Maxine’ To Give A Fiery Response To Trump’s State Of The Union Speech Famous Dex and Sosa 808 send message to Ex’s [ione_media_gallery src=”https://rickeysmileymorningshow.com” id=”1841199″ overlay=”true”]
Source: Steve Granitz / Getty The conversation around women being less than their male counterparts has been making headlines. Recently, Mo’Nique spoke out against Netflix and claimed they only offered her $500,000 to do a comedy special, but Dave Chapelle , Chris Rock and Amy Schumer were offered more. Mo’Nique asked fans to boycott because she wasn’t going to be paid as much as the Black men as well as a White female. Follow @TheRSMS According to Madam Noire , women are still not valued the same and Black women still aren’t paid as much as White women. Recently, Octavia Spencer, a three-time Academy Award nominee and winner spoke out about how her friend and co-star Jessica Chastain fought for her. Chastain wanted Spencer to be apart in a moving she is producing and took action so that they both could be paid the same. Spencer told this story during a panel at Sundance for “Women Breaking Barriers.” As she kept telling more of the story she began to tear up. Spencer said, “These are happy tears! I love that woman because she’s walking the walk and she’s actually talking the talk. She said, Octavia, we’re going to get you paid on this film. I said, ‘I would love to do your film, but here’s the thing, I’m going to have to get paid.’ She said, ‘Of course! You and I are going to be tied together. We’re going to be favored nations and we’re going to make the same thing. And you’re going to make that amount.” The movie they are referring to is “Shadow and Act,” which is a holiday comedy. We look forward to see these ladies in it and hope more women can band together like this. RELATED: Octavia Spencer & LeBron James Team Up For Madam C.J. Walker TV Series RELATED: Octavia Spencer On “Hidden Figures” Co-Star Taraji P. Henson: “Glad To Be Your Wing Woman” RELATED: Janelle Monae On Forging Sisterhood With Taraji P. Henson & Octavia Spencer [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO] The Latest : Kendrick Lamar Opens The 2018 Grammy Awards In The Most Black Way Possible [Video] Octavia Spencer Paid More After Talking To Jessica Chastain About What Black Actresses Really Make [VIDEO] How Kandi Burruss And Todd Tucker Keep Their Love Alive Casting News! Jennifer Hudson Tapped To Star In MGM’s Aretha Franklin Biopic Trump wages Twitter war with Jay Z 15 Most Epic Hip-Hop Grammy Moments Trump Fires Back At Jay-Z Nelly’s Girlfriend Defends Her Man Expect ‘Auntie Maxine’ To Give A Fiery Response To Trump’s State Of The Union Speech Famous Dex and Sosa 808 send message to Ex’s [ione_media_gallery src=”https://rickeysmileymorningshow.com” id=”1841199″ overlay=”true”]
While The Academy Awards of recent years have noticeably been lacking in melanin, but the 89th Annual Academy Awards sought to correct #OscarsSoWhite in one night. It’s hard to argue that it was one of the Blackest Oscars in recent memory, if not ever. Just before the red carpet got underway, the night began on social media […]
Someone we actually like… Janelle Monae Covers ‘Los Angeles Confidential’ One of our favorites is celebrating making the cover of a magazine. “Hidden Figures/Moonlight” bae Janelle Monae was chosen to cover ‘ LA Confidential’s ‘ latest issue. The award-winning actress and singer/songwriter told the publication that she got her role in “Moonlight” after missing out on a role in “Star Trek.” “I don’t know if a lot of people know this,” she told Los Angeles Confidential. “but I auditioned for Star Trek prior to Moonlight. The casting director saw my tape and told [Moonlight director] Barry Jenkins about me. I didn’t get the part in Star Trek, but that’s why Barry reached out to me. And the rest is history.” She also spoke on the importance of taking on roles of characters considered “outcasts.” “I love telling these sorts of stories that give voice to those who are oftentimes uncelebrated, to those who don’t feel like they have a voice in America,” says Monáe of the characters central to both films—Moonlight’s Chiron, whom Monáe’s Teresa supports as a mother figure, and Hidden Figures’ Katherine Johnson, played by Taraji P. Henson; Octavia Spencer’s Dorothy Vaughn; and the high-voltage Mary Jackson, Monáe’s first starring film role. “These are characters who are considered to be outcast in society because of their sexual identity, gender, or race,” she says. “I think that these two movies have opened up a new door to the possibilities of telling more unique stories.” Most recently Janelle celebrated her cover with CÎROC Vodka who partnered with Los Angeles Confidential to roll out the red carpet for her. Janelle was spotted at Palihouse West Hollywood for the celebration toasting with CÎROC French 75, an official cocktail of the 2017 Governor’s Ball. “Los Angeles Confidential magazine and CÎROC Ultra-Premium Vodka celebrate the Spring Oscars issue with Janelle Monáe at Palihouse West Hollywood” Don’t you just love her???? More Janelle Monae and her Los Angeles Confidential cover on the flip. Getty Images/Los Angeles Confidential
The NAACP celebrated all of the amazing strides that people of color have made over the past year at the 48th Annual NAACP Image Awards. If you didn’t get a chance to tune in, check out our rundown of the evening’s top moments. Andra Day Pays Tribute to President Barack Obama! #ImageAwards pic.twitter.com/Q48I1Ft0au — TV […]
