Police are on the hunt for a Spring, Texas woman who was seen on camera ditching a 2-year-old boy on a stranger’s doorstep before getting into her car and speeding off. ABC News reports: Montgomery County Sheriff’s Lt. Scott Spencer says the 2-year-old boy’s mother had asked a friend to drop off the child with the boy’s father in Spring because the mother was in the hospital. Spencer says the friend left the boy on the front step Wednesday night without waiting for anyone to open the door. Spencer says the boy’s father lives next door. The boy’s father told authorities he didn’t realize what had happened until a news crew showed him footage from the neighbor’s video doorbell Thursday morning. Child Protective Services was called to the scene and took custody of the child — who has since been identified as Royal Prince Simmons — until he can be reunited with family.
S tories of racism involving political candidates in several races have come out ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. The stories have undoubtedly sparked controversy for white male candidates such as Brian Kemp, Ron DeSantis and JB Pritzker . RELATED: Ron DeSantis’ Racist History Didn’t Just Begin With His ‘Monkey’ Attack On Andrew Gillum Pritzker, who is running for Illinois governor, is the subject of a federal racial discrimination lawsuit. Ten Black and Latinx campaign workers for the candidate, who already has some racist blemishes on his record, are seeking $7.5 million and several reform measures, they said in the suit filed on Wednesday (Oct. 17), reported the Chicago Sun-Times The candidate is running a campaign that is a “cesspool of racial discrimination and harassment,” they said. Specifically, Pritzker promoted racial discrimination by “herding” Black and Latino workers into “less desirable jobs than white staffers” with no options for promotions, they said. Organizers of color were sent into the field to perform “racist tasks” such as being told to “go round up 40 Black guys” for an event as part of the campaign, according to the suit. African American and Latino campaign workers sue @JBPritzker alleging “discrimination and harassment”. @ABC7Chicago pic.twitter.com/Jcpf87eNLI — Craig Wall ABC 7 (@craigrwall) October 17, 2018 Pritzker, unsurprisingly, denounced the suit as false. The lawsuit brings up racism wounds from the candidate’s past: In February, the Chicago Tribune released recordings of an FBI wiretapped conversation that Pritzker had with incarcerated former Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Pritzker referred to Secretary of State Jesse White as the “least offensive” of possible African-American candidates for Barack Obama ’s Senate seat in one taped call from Nov. 14, 2008. The candidate also then hinted that Blagojevich should consider White to replace Obama because “it covers you on the African-American thing.” Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp , who is running for state govenor against Stacey Abrams , has been called out for reported controversial behavior as well. Civil rights groups are suing Kemp for allegedly trying to suppress the Black vote , a practice that has disproportionately affected African Americans. In Florida, Ron DeSantis , the GOP’s gubernatiorial candidate opposing Andrew Gillum , sparked outrage after he told Florida voters not to “ monkey up ” the election by supporting Gillum. The comment took on a racist undertone by using the word, “monkey,” a derogatory insult historically meant to target Black people. The stories of racism among political candidates are seemingly neverending. SEE ALSO: Woman Who Tried To Block A Black Man From Entering His Own Apartment Building Doubles Down, ‘I Didn’t Do Anything Wrong ‘ Georgia Police Department Sparks More Outrage After Cop Drags Black Boy On Video [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3832050″ overlay=”true”]
Monica Morgan/WireImage Deelishis Spotted In Atlanta Deelishis hit the ATL streets this week looking badder than ever. The reality star spent some time with Bossip, but before that, she showed off a new look courtesy of Damienne Flagler of Missy Hair Boutique. If Deelishis is looking super slimmy trimmy to you, it’s because she’s adamant about Body Complete RX. According to Dee while she’s admittedly had a tummy tuck she uses the detox system to “maintain her investment.” According to the star it’s why she’s gone from looking like this… Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET to this. Well damn! Can you believe she’s 40??? See more supremely stacked and still fine Deelishis on the flip.
Credit: First We Feast (David Cabrera) Anderson .Paak Battles Through Hot Sauce By Singing Ballads About It The latest guest to stop by First We Feast’s series Hot Ones is none other than multi-talented musician and Oxnard-native Anderson .Paak . He slid through to munch on some hot sauce-drenched vegan nuggets and also spent some time dishing on his experience opening up for Beyoncé , his obsession with Coldplay, and what it’s like having the legendary Dr. Dre producing his upcoming album, Oxnard . Check out the entire episode below.
David M. Russell | Disney/ABC Home Entertainment and TV Distribution Amandla Stenberg Hits Up Live With Kelly And Ryan, Talks The Hate U Give & More Actress Amandla Stenberg stopped by Live with Kelly and Ryan to talk all about her latest film, The Hate U Give , the meaning behind her unique name, and more. For those who haven’t seen the movie , the incredibly talented 19-year-old shared a quick synopsis: “It’s based on this incredible book, by Angie Thomas, about this girl named Star who is code-switching between two different environments—her neighborhood, which is Black and lower income, and the school that she goes to, which is White and privileged. She kind of has to confront who she is and if she’s willing to speak up once this tragic event happens. She is pulled over with her best friend in her neighborhood, by a White police officer, and the police officer thinks that he’s reaching for a gun, when he’s really reaching for a hairbrush—and he shoots him and kills him.” “It follows the trial as these different communities internalize what that means. Her safety is kind of compromised and she has to make the decision to stand up for her community.” When asked by Ryan Seacrest, “What’s been the reaction from teenagers and young adults?” Amandla responds: “Man, it’s been amazing. I mean, it’s been really emotional for sure…especially for Black girls who feel really represented by it and validated by it, which is exactly how I felt when I read the book. It’s amazing.” Amandla also explained the meaning behind her strong, yet adorable , name: “Amandla means ‘power’ in Xhosa and Zulu. It was a part of an anti-apartheid rallying cry in South Africa.” As for whether or not being named “power” makes her feels any added pressure, the rising star’s response couldn’t have been better: “I guess it’s like a prophecy. That’s the way I like to look at it.” Watch that portion of the interview on the flip. The Hate U Give is in theaters now.
Image via Westend61/Getty He Says “She Needs Help” Nine-year-old Jeremiah Harvey is speaking out after he was wrongfully accused of groping a White woman’s butt in a Brooklyn corner store. According to ABC News , the incident happened last week when Teresa Klein called the police on Jeremiah on claims that he touched her. However, the security-camera proved differently. It showed that Jeremiah’s backpack brushed up against Klein’s backside as he passed her in the store. Jeremiah’s hands are clearly in front of him as he passes her in the video. Klein eventually issued an apology, but the Brooklyn neighborhood was not satisfied. Video of Klein calling 911 on Jeremiah was caught on video and went viral, causing Klein to be dubbed “Cornerstore Caroline.” A community meeting was organized this week by Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and people, including Jeremiah’s mom, spoke out about the situation. “What happened to us respecting one another, having unity and being neighborly,” said his mom, Someko Bellille. Jeremiah also delivered a message at the meeting. With his mom right beside him, he said, “Friendship is really the key.” But he also didn’t necessarily have forgiveness in his heart. After the meeting, he told ABC New York station WABC, “I don’t forgive this woman, and she needs help.” This Cornerstone Caroline situation is the latest video of White people calling the cops on Black people for the pettiest of reasons. BBQ Becky was arguably the first to gain national attention back in May . The man who took video of Klein calling the cops, Jason Littlejohn, was adamant about the incident going viral. He posted the video to Facebook and by Monday it had over 8 million views. “We’re definitely going to make a movement out here,” Littlejohn said in his Sunday Facebook post. “We’re going to stop people — I will say, people — from dialing 911 unnecessarily. … It’s gotta stop, people. … We will not let this continue to happen.”
Remember the Missouri woman who suddenly appointed herself apartment security when she saw a Black man she didn’t know attempting to peacefully go home in the same complex she lived in? Welp, she’s been appropriately dragged via the internet, fired from her actual position in property management across town, and generally embarrassed for the last few days since the video went viral. #ApartmentPatty, or Hilary Thornton as her mama calls her, took to Fox2Now in STL to plead her case about how she’s not at all racist (just obnoxious and self-important?), mainly because she’s still legally married to some 50% Black man who doesn’t even like or speak to her anymore. Peep her fellow mayo meddler who openly admits that she purposefully prevents her neighbors from getting their mail or packages in a timely fashion because she refuses to let the UPS man in the door. *Eyeroll* Image via Michael /Heim/EyeEm/FGetty
Source: Splash News What’s going on with the weather, NYC? Welcoming fall is supposed to be a joyous occasion , a gradual introduction to crisp winds and the occasional dip in temperatures—but last week it was 80 degrees and now it’s brick azz. We need answers. New Yorkers have been left feeling—and looking —hella confused, as we try to find the middle ground between staying warm and not looking like straight up winter. These months before the holiday season are supposed to be our time to break out our flyest sweatsuits, constructs, Nike Techs…wash and sets that actually last. But like your boy Lenny Kravitz in the photo up top, we really don’t know what season we’re in. Do we put away all of our summer clothes even though temperatures could shoot up again? Do we take out our winter coats? Is it okay to wear a scarf yet? Or, do we just accept that we might catch a little ‘monia in the days to come? And someone tell us, what’s the consensus on Uggs? Trump, bless his heart, seems to think even though “something” is wrong, it’ll reverse itself. He told 60 Minutes this week, “Something’s changing and it’ll change back again.” Um…WHAT?! While 45 is acting like he couldn’t care less, NYers are super annoyed. This guy, primed for hoodie weather, expressed the disappointment we’ve all been feeling deep down inside: Bruh nyc weather skipped Nike tech weather and went straight to Christmas -_- — (@Detresss) October 13, 2018 While lacking melanin or any sign of Black folks existing in NY, this meme really sums things up neatly: NYC weather is no joke ….. pic.twitter.com/VMJHJw90Go — Shaa. (@QueenShaShaa_) October 17, 2018 Even Ryan Seacrest is fed up. Six days ago he took to the innanets to say what every NY’er has literally been saying all day for the past few weeks: Hot & humid this morning… rain this afternoon… cool temps tomorrow a.m. NYC weather is all 4 seasons in the span of 24 hours. — Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) October 11, 2018 It’s a lot…especially because we have other things to do that don’t include thinking about what to wear all day—like, figuring out which bae is our best cuddle option for Cuffing Season ’18. As for the rest of this week, it looks like temperature highs will be between 51 and 64 degrees with lows between 39 and 54 degrees. Whatever that means. But the good news is…we probably won’t have to deal with any rain. Hit the flip for more hilarious tweets about NYC weather. Hopefully, it’ll just go ahead and even itself on out like Trump suggested it would…but realistically, we don’t see him being right about anything anytime soon. That, we can predict.
Source: Brian To/WENN.com / WENN Do you remember the hit television show ‘The Nanny’ with Fran Drescher ? A reboot of the show may happen and Cardi B might play a major role in it. Drescher was on “ The Real ” recently and spoke about how much she loves the rapper and then mentioned that she would be good for a reboot of the show. 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 According to PEOPLE, Drescher talked about how the idea started and said, “She started it because she kind of paid homage to me, putting our pictures side by side when she was wearing animal print and it was me in animal from ‘The Nanny’ and that just went viral. That got my creative juices going. She’s got a funny voice, too. What kind of a great mother/daughter would we be? Amazing, I think.” RELATED: Cardi B Just Crushed Every Hater With Her Epic AMAs Performance Drescher mentioned that she’s currently talking to Cardi B’s team. She said, “It’s really getting me excited. It’s fresh and it could be super fun.” This show could be epic and Drescher thinks millennials would love it. We will have to wait and see what happens! RELATED: Bodak Birthday Bash: The Rise of Cardi B [PHOTOS + FACTS] RELATED: Here’s A First Look At Cardi B And Offset’s Baby Girl, Kulture [PHOTOS] [ione_media_gallery src=”https://rickeysmileymorningshow.com” id=”1947945″ overlay=”true”] The Latest : Keith Ellison’s Political Opponents Are Trying Every Trick In The Book To Beat Him Leah’s Lemonade: Cardi B “I Want To Protect My Baby’s Identity Until I’m ready” Leah’s Lemonade: Ella Mai Opens Up About “Trip” Remix Controversy Stacey Abrams On Steady Grind Rallying Against Voter Suppression Ahead Of Midterms Pusha T Says He Found Out About Drake’s Son Because Of Noah “40” Shebib Here’s The Real Reason Why A Black Female Lawmaker Left Office In Vermont 2018 BET Hip Hop Awards Winners Are Here Please Stop Giving Racist White Women Adorable Nicknames 2018 BET Hip Hop Awards: Cyphers, Performances And More [RECAP] T.I. ft. Young Thug & Swizz Beatz “The Weekend,” “6lack ft. J. Cole “Pretty Little Fears” & More | Daily Visuals 10.16.18
Gary With Da Tea is dishing out all the info about La La Anthony and Carmelo Anthony . In 2017 the couple separated after Carmelo allegedly cheated on La La, but Gary mentioned that the two might be reconciling. They’ve been spotted several times together at events and might be trying to make things work. 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 Gary spoke about how he would never take a cheater back and how he told his mother when his dad was cheating on her. He didn’t want his mother looking crazy in town, but he never knew who the woman was. We hope La La and Carmelo can work things out and get back together. RELATED: Drake Drops “In My Feelings” Starring Shiggy, La La Anthony, Big Freedia & More [NEW MUSIC VIDEO] Mz Shyneka called in to drop some tea on Rich the Kid and it was quite interesting. She spoke about a woman that is claiming he has a 5-year-old son with him. Rich the Kid has been in and out of relationships with several people, but this woman mentioned she stayed under the radar. She also said when they were together it was toxic. This woman plans on filing a paternity suit and some think she waited for him to be successful to talk about this child. RELATED: La La Is Turning Her Book “The Love Playbook” Into A Movie With Queen Latifah Make sure you listen to “ The Rickey Smiley Morning Show ” 6am ET. RELATED: Is La La Anthony Doing Too Much With Her Sexy Photos? [EXCLUSIVE] [ione_media_gallery src=”https://rickeysmileymorningshow.com” id=”1836214″ overlay=”true”] The Latest : Keith Ellison’s Political Opponents Are Trying Every Trick In The Book To Beat Him Leah’s Lemonade: Cardi B “I Want To Protect My Baby’s Identity Until I’m ready” Leah’s Lemonade: Ella Mai Opens Up About “Trip” Remix Controversy Stacey Abrams On Steady Grind Rallying Against Voter Suppression Ahead Of Midterms Pusha T Says He Found Out About Drake’s Son Because Of Noah “40” Shebib Here’s The Real Reason Why A Black Female Lawmaker Left Office In Vermont 2018 BET Hip Hop Awards Winners Are Here Please Stop Giving Racist White Women Adorable Nicknames 2018 BET Hip Hop Awards: Cyphers, Performances And More [RECAP] T.I. ft. Young Thug & Swizz Beatz “The Weekend,” “6lack ft. J. Cole “Pretty Little Fears” & More | Daily Visuals 10.16.18
