Serena Williams landed the cover of GQ and while fans should be celebrating their outraged. She is “Woman Of The Year” and fans are upset because woman was in quotation marks. 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 They spoke out on Twitter about how GQ is trying to say she isn’t a woman, but Gary With Da Tea had the story behind why it’s like that. Virgil Abloh, who styled her for the shoot always uses quotation marks as his signature. Gary mentioned that before getting mad some people need to do their research. SEE ALSO: Australian Football Players Dress Up In Blackface As Serena & Venus Williams [PHOTO] In other news, Towanda Braxton is making headlines after buying herself a $420,000 mansion in Georgia. She recently got divorced after being married for 12 years and clearly has been saving all her coins. The house has 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, a wine room as well as a pool. Rickey Smiley mentioned that Gary needs to upgrade himself and stop living inside his one-bedroom apartment. Check out some photos of Serena Williams below! ALSO TRENDING ON RICKEYSMILEYMORNINGSHOW.COM : CNN Sues Donald Trump Over First & Fifth Amendment Rights Jill Scott Got Everybody Talkin’ Nasty For This One Reason [VIDEO] Jaden Smith Reveals Fellow Rapper Tyler The Creator Is His “Mother F*cking Boyfriend” [VIDEO] [ione_media_gallery src=”https://rickeysmileymorningshow.com” id=”1943857″ overlay=”true”] Follow @TheRSMS
Black Tony once again didn’t come to work and Rickey Smiley is tired of it. As he began talking to Black Tony he got choked up because he told Rickey his sisters dog passed away. 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 The dog had no feet because it had gout and somehow ended up in the microwave and someone put it on. Black Tony asked Rickey to say a prayer for him because he was into church, so he lead everyone in prayer. SEE ALSO: Black Tony Shares How God Blessed Him After Bible Study Rickey prayed for the dog and then began to ask God to make Black Tony come to work. He also brought up in the prayer that if he doesn’t come to work he’s going to call human resources. Rickey also asked God to keep Black Tony out of trouble and let him leave the trap alone. R.I.P to Black Tony’s favorite dog. See photos of famous dog lovers below! ALSO TRENDING ON RICKEYSMILEYMORNINGSHOW.COM : CNN Sues Donald Trump Over First & Fifth Amendment Rights Jill Scott Got Everybody Talkin’ Nasty For This One Reason [VIDEO] Jaden Smith Reveals Fellow Rapper Tyler The Creator Is His “Mother F*cking Boyfriend” [VIDEO] [ione_media_gallery src=”https://rickeysmileymorningshow.com” id=”1810486″ overlay=”true”] Follow @TheRSMS
H.E.R . continues to be a rising star as her fans begin to grow and love her more. While on “ The Rickey Smiley Morning Show ,” she expressed that she never thought she would be famous and how it all feels surreal. 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 The music she sings about many can relate to and it’s her personal story as well as thoughts that sit in the back of her mind. Although, H.E.R. is only 21, her music is wise and sounds as if she’s been here before. SEE ALSO: Janet Jackson: The Mother, The Myth, The Legend Part 1. [Exclusive Interview] Moreover, getting into music started at the young age of three. She recalled sitting on her dads lap as he helped her play the piano and waiting until she got older to learn the guitar. Something that fans might be shocked to know is that H.E.R.’s family love to do karaoke. H.E.R. also spoke about how supportive her mom was as she was entering the music business. She said, “My mother embraced what she saw.” Nevertheless, H.E.R. keeps a very tight circle and is a very private person. She mentioned that some think it’s crazy that she doesn’t show her face, but she wants fans to focus on the music rather than how she looks or how old she is. H.E.R. is currently on tour and talked about how Janet Jackson loves her music. She spoke about how Janet came to her concert in London and sang every word. Lastly, Headkrack mentioned that she’s never involved in beef and that we never hear about her dating anyone. H.E.R. opened up about the fact that she hasn’t really dated in life, but right now her focus is music. See photos of H.E.R. below! ALSO TRENDING ON RICKEYSMILEYMORNINGSHOW.COM : CNN Sues Donald Trump Over First & Fifth Amendment Rights Jill Scott Got Everybody Talkin’ Nasty For This One Reason [VIDEO] Jaden Smith Reveals Fellow Rapper Tyler The Creator Is His “Mother F*cking Boyfriend” [VIDEO] [ione_media_gallery src=”https://rickeysmileymorningshow.com” id=”1884334″ overlay=”true”] Follow @TheRSMS
LightSkinKeisha and Coca Vango are L.A. Reid’s newest artist on his Hitco label. The two Atlanta based artist are taking over the music game with their hit songs and social media presence. Keisha and Vango chopped it up with Ally about their new music, rise to fame, and if they see marriage in their future. Check out their answers and more! Watch LightSkinKeisha’s video to her hit song “Ride Good” Check out Coca Vango’s hit song “Sauce All On Me” Related: Meet Our Who’s Next Showcase Artist! Stay up-to-date by following us on Facebook , Twitter and on Instagram at @hiphopdetroit
Source: DJ LP / other If you grew up the late 90s, the name Project Pat should ring loud for you. The former Three Six Mafia rapper is back with new music and reveals the secrets on how easy it is to get a bag in the digital age. Take a listen to the some of the best Trap music before T.I. became the King Of Trap. The Latest Music, Celebrities and Interviews : Follow @927theblock [ione_media_gallery src=”https://927theblock.com” id=”131780″ overlay=”true”] The Latest: [WATCH] Former Three 6ix Mafia Star Project Pat Puts DJ Ace On Game On How To Get A Super Bag! Viola Davis Liam Neeson and Michelle Rodriguez Open Up About Police Brutality All The Ways Michelle Obama Has Thrown Shade at Trump Amazon Is Bringing Their New Headquarters To Northern Virginia Free Turkeys Right In Time For Thanksgiving! Reec’s Big Bird Give Away 36th Annual Holiday Can-A-Thon November 30th CNN Sues Donald Trump Over First & Fifth Amendment Rights Gillum Fires Back At Trump’s Fake Election Fraud Claim Jill Scott Breaks The Internet After A Very Interesting Performance [VIDEO] Blac Youngsta “Breathe,” Trina ft. Chief Pound “She Bad” & More | Daily Visuals 11.12.18
Source: William Manning / Getty Police arrested State Senator Nikema Williams today while protesting at a rally at the Capitol, demanding that every vote be counted in Georgia Governor’s Race. The race has continues to be the talk of Atlanta and could even end in a runoff. Watch the video below… #Breaking : Police arrested state Senator Nikema Williams during rally at the Capitol demanding every vote be counted. #gapol #Atlanta #Georgia pic.twitter.com/GgOsBlykcV — Adam Murphy (@MurphyCBS46) November 13, 2018
Source: Lisa Werner / Getty Amazon has officially announced that they selected Northern Virginia and New York City for their new headquarters. 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 The new Washington, D.C. metro headquarters in Arlington will be located in National Landing. Tens of thousands of additional jobs are expected to be created starting in 2019. “We are excited to build new headquarters in New York City and Northern Virginia,” said Jeff Bezos, founder, and CEO of Amazon. “These two locations will allow us to attract world-class talent that will help us to continue inventing for customers for years to come. The team did a great job selecting these sites, and we look forward to becoming an even bigger part of these communities.” SEE ALSO: Nas-Backed Medical Service PillPack Sells To Amazon For $1 Billion National Landing is an urban community in Northern Virginia located less than 3 miles from downtown Washington, D.C. The area is served by 3 Metro stations, commuter rail access, and Reagan National Airport – all within walking distance. The community has a variety of hotels, restaurants, high-rise apartment buildings, retail, and commercial offices. National Landing has abundant parks and open space with sports and cultural events for residents of all ages throughout the year. As part of Amazon’s new headquarters, Virginia and Arlington will benefit from more than 25,000 full-time high-paying jobs; approximately $2.5 billion in Amazon investment; 4 million square feet of energy-efficient office space with the opportunity to expand to 8 million square feet; and an estimated incremental tax revenue of $3.2 billion over the next 20 years as a result of Amazon’s investment and job creation. Amazon will receive performance-based direct incentives of $573 million based on the company creating 25,000 jobs with an average wage of over $150,000 in Arlington. This includes a workforce cash grant from the Commonwealth of Virginia of up to $550 million based on $22,000 for each job created over the next 12 years. Amazon will only receive this incentive if it creates the forecasted high-paying jobs. The company will also receive a cash grant from Arlington of $23 million over 15 years based on the incremental growth of the existing local Transient Occupancy Tax, a tax on hotel rooms. The community and Amazon employees will benefit from the Commonwealth investing $195 million in infrastructure in the neighborhood, including improvements to the Crystal City and the Potomac Yards Metro stations; a pedestrian bridge connecting National Landing and Reagan National Airport; and work to improve safety, accessibility, and the pedestrian experience crossing Route 1 over the next 10 years. Arlington will also dedicate an estimated $28 million based on 12% of future property tax revenues earned from an existing Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district for on-site infrastructure and open space in National Landing. “We are proud that Amazon has selected National Landing for a major new headquarters. This is, above all, a validation of our community’s commitment to sustainability, transit-oriented development, affordable housing, and diversity,” said Arlington County Board Chair Katie Cristol. “The strength of our workforce coupled with our proximity to the nation’s capital makes us an attractive business location. But Arlington’s real strength is the decades of planning that have produced one of the most vibrant, civically engaged communities in the world. Those plans have paved the way for this investment, and we look forward to engaging the Arlington community about Amazon’s plans and how we can grow together.” You can click here to read more from the Amazon Press Release . ALSO TRENDING ON RICKEYSMILEYMORNINGSHOW.COM : Jaden Smith Reveals Fellow Rapper Tyler The Creator Is His “Mother F*cking Boyfriend” [VIDEO] Jill Scott Got Everybody Talkin’ Nasty For This One Reason [VIDEO] Juelz Santana Displays His Teeth After Being Clowned Into Toothless Oblivion Follow @TheRSMS
Viola Davis and Liam Neeson are ready to hit the big screen in the Steve McQueen directed piece called Widows. This is the follow up to his Academy Award nominated 12 Years A Slave, in Widows, Viola plays a grieving wife named Veronica Rawlings who has to go on a heist with a group of other widows to repay their husband’s debts when a gangster turned politician named Jamal Manning comes knocking at her door asking for his money that got robbed by their deceased husbands. Sounds interesting right? I went to Chicago to sit down with Viola, Liam, Brian Tyree Henry, Cynthia Erivo and Michelle Rodriguez for this episode of Extra Butter with Xilla Valentine. The film is your classic tale of cops and robbers with a subplot of bad guys and gals fighting each other so it will be no surprise that this film has a lot of police interaction. I asked the cast about police brutality and Michelle Rodriguez opened up about losing a loved one to police violence in Jersey City, NJ. “I’ve been exposed to a lot of police brutality growing up in Jersey City. The Latino community as well as the African American community we are in it together,” Michelle explained. “I’ve seen so much gnarly stuff happening growing up in jersey city I’ll give you one account. My God son’s uncle being killed by cops and they tried to hide it by taking the body from the actual hospital, removing his tongue in the morgue before his sister could go identify the body. This is the kind of stuff the cops do to cover themselves up.” Liam chimed in as well, referencing the Laquan McDonald case where officer Jason Van Dyke, 40, was charged with murder acknowledging that these are sensitive times especially in Chicago where a young black man was shot 16 times. Also on this episode of Extra Butter, Brian Tyree Henry and Cynthia Erivo talk about crafting great scenes with Viola Davis and Viola and Liam have some fun talking about washcloths a conversation that led to a hilarious moment. Widows is in theaters everywhere this weekend 11/16.
F ormer First Lady Michelle Obama took several swipes at President Donald Trump —to the delight of many. Obama’s memoir, “Becoming,” was released on Tuesday, and she’s been making the rounds to promote the book. SEE ALSO: 5 Bombshells From Michelle Obama’s Memoir Appearing Tuesday on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” anchor Robin Roberts confirmed with Obama that she has no interest in running for president but wanted to know who would make a good candidate to beat Trump in 2020. “I think, at this point, everybody’s qualified and everyone should run. I might even tap [her younger daughter] Sasha!” Obama said, receiving a ton of laughter from the audience who got the message that anyone is better than Trump. Michelle Obama's memoir is scheduled for release on Tuesday. Here are a few bombshells in her book… https://t.co/i8Q5hmQxvc pic.twitter.com/cus0y44u7h — NewsOne (@newsone) November 12, 2018 While Obama declined to offer a specific name, she was clear that the candidates—unlike Trump—should be respectful of others. “That’s the thing that I’m going to be looking out for. I don’t want people in either party tearing each other up to get to the nomination. I’m going to be looking to see who handles themselves and each other with dignity and respect so that by the time people get to the general (election), people aren’t beat up and battered,” she stated. Obama takes several direct shots at Trump in her book. She slams the president for promoting the “birther” conspiracy theory that questioned whether her husband, President Barack Obama , was born in the United States. “The whole [birther] thing was crazy and mean-spirited, of course, its underlying bigotry and xenophobia hardly concealed. But it was also dangerous, deliberately meant to stir up the wingnuts and kooks. What if someone with an unstable mind loaded a gun and drove to Washington? What if that person went looking for our girls? Donald Trump, with his loud and reckless innuendos, was putting my family’s safety at risk. And for this I’d never forgive him,” she writes. She also explains the look of displeasure on her face during Trump’s inauguration. Former first lady Michelle Obama: “I stopped even trying to smile” at President Trump's inauguration: https://t.co/ccaVAuP6xU pic.twitter.com/qOpFrPNVQh — CNN (@CNN) November 12, 2018 “Someone from Barack’s administration might have said that the optics there were bad, that what the public saw didn’t reflect the President’s reality or ideals, but in this case, maybe it did. Realizing it, I made my own optic adjustment. I stopped even trying to smile,” she said. SEE ALSO: Jill Scott Breaks The Internet After An Unforgettable, Sexually Charged Performance Stacey Abrams Campaign Files Federal Lawsuit For Every Vote To Be Counted [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3836012″ overlay=”true”]
This Thanksgiving, Bruno Mars is looking out for folks back home in Hawaii. The famed singer has reportedly donated 24,000 meals to those who would’ve went without. According to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser , Savation Army Major Jeff Martin said in a statement: “We are humbled and honored by this generous donation from Hawaii’s own Bruno Mars. Because of his amazing gift, 24,000 meals will be provided to those in need on this Thanksgiving holiday in Hawaii. Bruno is a shining example of how people in Hawaii step forward and take care of one another and we are grateful to him for his aloha and kokua.” Hawaiian & Pacific Islands Division’s 48th Annual Thanksgiving Dinner meal program usually gives away upwards of 2,000 meals, but thanks to Bruno Mars’ gift they’ve expanded their reach by a lot this year. Dope sh*t. Photo: Getty
