Source: Steve Jennings / Getty Stephen Curry has come to the defense of his wife Ayesha Curry after she polarized the Internet with comments about her insecurities on “Red Table Talk.” Despite being in the middle of an intense playoff season, Curry took time from practice to show his woman love and support amid the backlash. “Proud of you for being authentic and putting yourself out there-not being afraid of the potential bullsh*t and nonsense that could and did come at you,” Curry said in a touching Instagram post. “Way more positive than negative with all of this. Keep being you.” He ended the message with a sweet and simple, “I love you.” View this post on Instagram #StephCurry sends #AyeshaCurry a sweet message in support of her sharing her feelings with y’all A post shared by The Shade Room (@theshaderoom) on May 10, 2019 at 4:19am PDT So there you have it men who can’t seem to understand where Ayesha was coming from. Now can we put this whole thing to bed? RELATED STORIES: Black Men Are In Their Feelings After Ayesha Curry Revealed She Feels Insecure Men Don’t Pay Her Attention You Might Not Like What Ayesha Curry Said, But She’s Speaking Truths
Source: Courtesy of Netflix The wait for the second season of She’s Gotta Have It is almost over. An official trailer for the Spike Lee joint dropped this week and needless to say, Nola Darling (played by DeWanda Wise ) is still fine as all hell. On a journey to becoming a multifaceted artist, Nola takes up photography just as the city starts to heat up. “My vision for the summer is to create like I’ve never created, to be the best partner to my partner that I can be… to get that shmoney!” she declares in all her box braid glory. Also growing closer to her girlfriend Opal, Nola learns not to overstep with Opal’s daughter. Watch above as Nola starts to discover her true potential as an artist and tune in to Netflix for the full season on May 24. Photo: Courtesy of Netflix
Source: Celebrities watch the Los Angeles Lakers Featuring: Nipsey Hussle Where: Los Angeles, California, United States When: 02 Apr 2017 Credit: WENN.com Uploaded By Godspeed It looks like Nipsey Hussle’s famous flagship store The Marathon Clothing will be closing it’s doors for an unspecified amount of time. The news came on their official IG page a few days ago when a post went up thanking everyone for shopping at Nipsey’s baby and went on to announce, “We are working around the clock to fulfill every order placed. We ask for your patience as we get everything fulfilled and shipped out to you. Additionally, our flagship store is closed right now, but our online store is open 24/7 to serve you and is the only authorized retailer of our brand. Once again, thank you for your support.” View this post on Instagram Thank you A post shared by The Marathon Clothing (@themarathonclothing) on May 6, 2019 at 10:26am PDT How long the brick and mortar store will remained closed is anyone’s guess but we hope this isn’t a precursor to a statement saying that it’s a wrap for The Marathon Clothing store on Slauson Ave. After Nipsey Hussle’s murder there was a huge influx of customers purchasing gear from Marathon Clothing whether in person or online but it seems like the orders might’ve become a bit much for the spot to handle. Hopefully they’ll be able to get things back on track and reopen the store that Nipsey Hussle saw as a vessel to help Black and Brown communities across the board prosper. R.I.P. Nip.
Source: Splash News / Splash News This week, it was all about fashion and some came with the positivity, while other looks inspired some negative reactions. Peep this week’s winners below then hit the flip for the loser of the week. Winners 1. Rihanna Ri Ri is secretly trying to take over the fashion world and now things are coming to the light thanks to a huge announcement on Friday. In a press release , luxury goods conglomerate LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton announced that Rihanna will be launching a luxury fashion house in Spring 2019. The brand will be called Fenty and it’ll have Rihanna developing her own vision for ready to wear clothes, shoes, and accessories. She will also spearhead the commerciality and communication for the brand. In a statement, Ri Ri said: “Designing a line like this with LVMH is an incredibly special moment for us. Mr. Arnault has given me a unique opportunity to develop a fashion house in the luxury sector, with no artistic limits.” LVMH Chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault also added: “Everybody knows Rihanna as a wonderful singer, but through our partnership at Fenty Beauty, I discovered a true entrepreneur, a real CEO and a terrific leader. She naturally finds her full place within LVMH. To support Rihanna to start up the Fenty Maison, we have built a talented and multicultural team supported by the Group resources. I am proud that LVMH is leading this venture and wish it will be a great success.” The partnership with Rihanna is a historic moves since Ri Ri will be the first woman to start a brand under LVMH and she’ll be the first woman of color to lead a LVMH fashion house. Soon women all over the world could be hitting up events not only with a Fenty made up face, but a Fenty dress to silence the haters. Rihanna celebrated the news on Instagram, acknowledging her historic moves as a woman in the industry. View this post on Instagram big day for the culture. thank you Mr.Arnault for believing in this little girl from the left side of an island, and for giving me the opportunity to grow with you at @LVMH . This is proof that nothing is impossible. Glory be to God. A post shared by badgalriri (@badgalriri) on May 10, 2019 at 6:22am PDT Clearly, history-making looks are on the horizon. 2. Met Gala After Hours Folks are still simmering from the amazing fashion debuted at the Met Gala on Monday. Much attention was given to the detailed looks hitting the campy red carpet . However, some of the night’s most…ahem…intimate moments happened behind the scenes. First, images started circulating around the Internet of Janelle Monáe and Lupita Nyong’o having a GOOD time at a Met afterparty. There’s even footage of the two taking up substantial personal space in a face-to-face dance. ALL I SEE IS LUPITA NYONG’O AND JANELLE MONÁE LIVING THEIR BEST LIFE IN THE BACK ASDFGGK pic.twitter.com/P0Mo1swgaf — leï • ليلى (@liloufairy) May 7, 2019 Ok then! Next, this happened between Frank Ocean and Lizzo. That’s it. That’s the tweet bitch. pic.twitter.com/QGElukiCps — |L I Z Z O| (@lizzo) May 7, 2019 Yes. Definitely. GOTCHA. Finally, Solange left her interpretive dance moves at home and let the yams fly at her D’USSE sponsored Met Gala afterparty. The whole shindig went down at the Indian restaurant Panna in New York and the special guests were none other than Diamond and Princess from Crime Mob. View this post on Instagram #PressPlay: Yesss, #Solange got #Diamond and #Princess from #CrimeMob to perform at her #MetGala after party. Sis is always for the culture Via @formationsghost A post shared by The Shade Room (@theshaderoom) on May 7, 2019 at 12:07pm PDT Everyone from singer Kelela to media royalty Lena Waithe showed up to the function. View this post on Instagram FUN TIMES & GOOD VIBES ———————— We LOVE UUUUU ! @saintrecords YOUR #MetGala AfterParty Was EverrrrryThang QUEEN ————— make up @geishaboii Styled by @theivyshowroom Hair by @he_dope365 Picks by @aalisub ——————————————- #VAGINAPOWER #DiamondandPrincess 2019 #princessandiamond #solangeknowles #solange #Queen #metgala #afterparty #Trapbae ‘s —— #TRAPBAE ——DROPS THIS #taurusseason — #LikeATesla MUSIC VIDEO IS OUT NOW ——————————————- LINK IN MY BIO ——SUBSCRIBE 2 my New YouTube: Channel – DIAMOND MS.32FLAVAZ ——————— ———————————————————- #TRAPBAE DROPS #taurusseason #taurusseason #DIamondatl #ATL #ATLANTA #QueenOfDATRaP #dance #music #hairstyles #hair #hairporn A post shared by diamondatl (@diamondatl) on May 8, 2019 at 4:26pm PDT *Sigh* We need that Solange invite pleeeease!
Source: Presley Ann / Getty Cardi B and Fashion Nova dropped their second collection together and in less than 24 hours, it was nearly sold out. Kulture ‘s mom is making money moves, for real. “Cardi B has the Midas touch … her new spring collection is nearly sold out after raking in over $1 MILLION bucks in the first 24 hours!!!,” TMZ reports, adding “Our sources tell us Cardi’s second collection with Fashion Nova is already vastly outperforming her first collab with the fast-fashion giant, a pretty tall order considering her first venture sold out within minutes.” According to the gossip site, Fashion Nova prepared for their second go ’round as best as they could, but is still having trouble filling orders. “We’re told Fashion Nova prepared for “Season 2″ of Cardi’s spring-summer line collection by having nearly 5 times the amount of inventory as the first go-round … and they’re still struggling to meet the demand, with the vast majority of styles selling like hotcakes,” TMZ states. That’s what you have to expect from working with the Bronx native… she’s a whole superstar now. Photo: Getty
Source: Francine Orr / Getty Former O.J. Prosecutor Chris Darden Withdraws From Nipsey Murder Case Chris Darden is set to appear in court today alongside the man accused of killing Nipsey Hussle for the first and only time; He is withdrawing from the case partly because of the threats he’s received for the defending Eric Holder. Darden announced his decision on his Facebook page, writing, “After centuries of a history of black men hung from trees without trial, or after the thousands of cases of black men tried, convicted and executed without counsel … I cannot understand why in 2019 some people would deny a black man his 6th Amendment right to counsel of his choice. Or why defending such a man should invite threats not only against me but against my children too.” He continued, saying, “The right to counsel is … not only a constitutional right, it is a civil right as well. Just as they were in 1995-Cowards never change. These days these cowards don’t send letters instead they sit anonymously behind keyboards threatening a man’s mother and children. And some folks think that’s funny. It isn’t and I won’t ever forget it.” Darden continued on to address his critics directly, saying, “To those who issued those threats to my children please pay close attention so there is no misunderstanding. Later. F**K YOU!” He ended his statement by saying, “As for me, I continue to thrive. I continue to be loved. I continue to walk with kings. And I will continue my pursuit of fairness and justice on behalf of my clients and others charged with crimes. After 25 years some of them still haven’t learned : Their lies and threats will never deter me from my mission. Thank you again my good friends. The struggle continues. Thank you.” Chris Darden had been on the receiving end of numerous threats since his decision to represent the man suspected of killing rapper Nipsey Hussle became public. His daughter, Jenee, went on social media after her father intially took the case, also saying that she was “receiving vile comments and messages.” “Like many of you, I found out about my father’s involvement in the case while scrolling through social media. I was not prepared for this backlash that has triggered bad memories from the O.J. Simpson trial.” Do you think Darden made the right decision in withdrawing from this case? Or is it too late?
Source: Mint Images / Getty #FreeBlackMamas Fundraises For Black Moms Who Can’t Post Bail On Mother’s Day With Mother’s Day just around the corner, activists and organizers are rallying around a cause for mothers who face lock-up. In the third annual #FreeBlackMamas campaign, the National Bail Out collective is collecting donations to free Black moms who can’t afford bail for Mother’s Day. According to a tweet sent out by the collective: “80% of women in jail are mothers. Last year, we bailed out 150+ mamas to reunite them with their families for # MothersDay .” The group then posted a video with one Black mom telling her story. 80% of women in jail are mothers. Last year, we bailed out 150+ mamas to reunite them with their families for #MothersDay . Here is one of their stories. This week, don’t let jails hold Black mamas for ransom — GIVE to break open cages in 36 U.S. cities: https://t.co/y52Q1heMrn pic.twitter.com/3ybfEEERZF — #FreeBlackMamas (@NationalBailOut) May 9, 2019 As of Friday afternoon, National Bail Out announced that they’ve freed 70 mamas in 22 cities. Over the course of the day, they’ve been posting touching clips of activists welcoming mamas free from jail. View this post on Instagram Here’s what #FreeBlackMamas looks like in Oakland, CA! This is @essie4justice bailing out a Black mama for #MothersDay Donate via our #linkinbio to help us keep reuniting Black mamas and caregivers with their families all week! A post shared by National Bail Out (@nationalbailout) on May 10, 2019 at 8:45am PDT Even certain celebs are getting behind the cause with Raheem DeVaughn announcing his donation on Instagram. View this post on Instagram Everyday this week, FreeBlackMamasDMV has been raising money & freeing Black Mamas because they shouldn’t be in cages. Then they enter a program to help them get back on their feet and an creative arts program. We freeing Mamas for Mother’s Day with @NationalBailOut lead by Black Women for Black Women! Hashtags: #DMVBailOut #FreeBlackMamas Link to donate: bit.ly/freeblackmamasdmv @lovelifedmv #thelovelifeway #randomactofkindness A post shared by Raheem DeVaughn (@raheem_devaughn) on May 10, 2019 at 3:35am PDT National Bail Out describes themselves as “a Black-led and Black-centered collective of abolitionist organizers, lawyers and activists building a community-based movement to support our folks and end systems of pretrial detention and ultimately mass incarceration. We are people who have been impacted by cages — either by being in them ourselves or witnessing our families and loved ones be encaged. We are queer, trans, young, elder, and immigrant.” Ending cash bail has become a rising issue in the larger effort to end mass incarceration. According to the Prison Policy Initiative , more than 500,000 people who haven’t been convicted of a crime are detained before their trial. Many are detained in local jails because they can’t pay the bail amounts. The median bail amount for a felony is $10,000 which is about eight months of income for a typical person detained because they can’t afford bail. According to recent studies , Black and Latinx folks are more likely than White people to be detained without bail, and in situations where bail is granted, it’s often set at a significantly higher rate for people of color. According to an NAACP fact sheet , Black women are also incarcerated at twice the rate of White women and a 2010 study showed that one in nine Black kids have an incarcerated parent, which could often lead to disruptive living situations for the kid or the missing of important childhood events. For folks interested in the #FreeBlackMamas cause, the National Bail Out collective provides a donation link here .
Source: Dennis Van Tine/Future Image/WENN.com / WENN 2 Chainz Is Coming Back For Season 3 Of Most Expensivest Only a couple months after dropping what many people consider one of the greatest albums of his career, 2 Chainz is back with the third season of his Viceland series, Most Expensivest. If you’re not already familiar with the show, it consists of the Atlanta native doing what he does what he does best: finding the most expensive things to spend money on and living his extravagant life. The third season of Most Expensivest premieres on June 11 at 10 p.m. ET and shows Chainz hanging with Mark Cuban, trying out an $8,000 “intelligent” bong, and even trying out a robot dog for his best friend Trappy. Check out the trailer down below to get a sneak peek at what’s to come on this season of Most Expensivest.
Source: Catherine Lamothe-Sauvé / EyeEm / Getty 9-Year Old Charged For The Murder Of His Mother A Michigan mom is dead and her 9-year old son has been charged with murder after police say he shot his mother with a rifle. According to court documents , Pauline Randol was fatally shot by her son at their Fawn River Township home on Monday morning and family found her dead in the living room hours later. The Randol family says Pauline adopted the boy two years before and had expressed concern for his mental health and the safety of others. Fawn River residents told reporters that they heard screaming coming from the home minutes before deputies arrived at the scene. The boy’s sister, Harley Martin, told WOOD-TV: “[Pauline] had told her doctor one time she was so scared she was raising the next serial killer. [But] I want people to know that he’s not a bad kid. He loved his mom. I don’t want people to think he did not love his mom. He doesn’t know what he did. He doesn’t understand what’s going on right now at all. He doesn’t understand why he can’t come home or anything.” The boy has also been charged with using a firearm during the commission of a felony. He is now undergoing psychiatric treatment, but no word on whether or not he’ll be charged as an adult or juvenile.
Source: FayesVision/WENN.com / WENN via MadameNoire.com : Last year there were two documentaries about Whitney Houston that were released on various platforms. The one that was released in theaters, Whitney contained a detail that the other Showtime documentary, Whitney: Can I Be Me?, did not. Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news. ( Terms and conditions ). Whitney , produced in part by Whitney’s sister-in-law Pat Houston, contained a shocking claim. Mary Jones, the woman who served as Whitney’s longtime assistant shared that Whitney told her that she was molested by her cousin Dee Dee Warwick, sister to famous singer Dionne Warwick. Jones claimed that Whitney told her that she was molested by her cousin Dee Dee Warwick. Since then, both Cissy Houston and Dionne Warwick came out to deny the claims. Recently, in an interview with People , Warwick doubled down on the claims, saying that she was still upset about the way her sister was represented in the film. “All I can say about Dee Dee is that she was a loving, caring, giving person. What was depicted of her is absolutely untrue and something I will never forgive.” What’s interesting about Warwick’s insistence of her sister’s innocence is that Jones wasn’t the only one to make these claims about Dee Dee Warwick. 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 Whitney’s brother Gary Garland-Houston also shared during the documentary that he was also molested by Dee Dee Warwick. When the film was initially released, Pat Houston, Gary’s wife, spoke to the Associated Press about the claims and the difficulty of breaking the news to Cissy Houston, Gary and Whitney’s mother. “It was deeply a revelation for her. You think about her, and it being a bit overbearing for her to hear — and her kids not telling her. That’s pretty tough to have to deal with.” Dee Dee Warwick, who was 18 years older than Whitney Houston, used to babysit both Whitney and Gary when Cissy was touring. Whitney and Gary were 7 and 9-years-old respectively. They were around this age when the alleged abuse took place. Dionne is not the only one who had a hard time believing the allegations. Cissy Houston only spoke about the claims in a joint statement she released with Dionne Warwick. “We cannot reconcile the Public’s need to know about Whitney’s life as justification for invasion of her privacy or the charge against Dee Dee, a charge which neither Whitney nor Dee Dee is here to deny, refute or affirm. Neither I, Dionne, nor my son Michael who was very close to his sister, and in the film is VERY candid about their drug use, has ever heard these allegations; we have never heard anything remotely connected to the crimes charged against Dee Dee in the film.” Jones has heard of Warwick and Cissy Houston’s displeasure with her claims and said: “I was close to Whitney, she confided in me and I struggled tremendously deciding whether to share this secret or keep to myself,” Jones said in a statement of the alleged abuse. “I deeply love and respect Dionne, Cissy and their entire families, and my intention was never to embarrass anyone in the family, but rather to bring to light that Whitney was subjected to something painful and troubling as a child. And it’s something that happens to other innocent kids and goes unspoken too much. I decided to share the story so that people might understand that throughout her entire life Whitney carried this with her, and the weight of it was immense,” she said. “Whitney was a wonderful woman, an angel, and she did not drag herself down all alone — there was a cause.” ALSO TRENDING ON RICKEYSMILEYMORNINGSHOW.COM : RHOA Star Eva Marcille Is Pregnant With Baby No. 3! [PHOTOS] New Evidence Surfaces In Brittney Taylor’s Case Against Remy Ma Nipsey Hussle’s Sister’s Guardianship Request Over Niece Denied By Judge Follow @TheRSMS
