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Tamron Hall Reveals She’s Married And Is Expecting Her First Child [VIDEO]

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Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning Show mobile club for exclusive news. ( Terms and conditions ). Source: Noam Galai / Getty Via Madamenoire :  Journalist Tamron Hall is full of announcements today. In addition to sharing that her new talk show will debut this September, she also announced that another project she’s been working on is set to make an appearance in the coming weeks. When one door closes…another one opens! @Disney just announced that “Tamron Hall” will premiere in national syndication on 9-9-19! Also proud to share that I will serve as Executive Producer, alongside legendary producer Bill Geddie! #LevelUp #Grateful pic.twitter.com/rNhhKkhKTq — Tamron Hall (@tamronhall) March 4, 2019 Hall, 48, is pregnant with her first child. 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 She shared the announcement with the now-viral kid’s song, “ Baby Shark .” Hall moved a book away from her belly to reveal the bump. When one song captures the personal news I want to share with you (yes, you)! pic.twitter.com/em2LFY6nNs — Tamron Hall (@tamronhall) March 4, 2019 In a second post, Hall said that she had been sitting on this news for some time. But her doctors revealed that at 32-weeks pregnant she was safe to share her news with the world. The baby announcement also shed some additional light on Hall’s personal life and the journey that led her to celebratory moment. “There have been many tears, but today I embrace the smiles. My husband Steven and I are beyond excited! We’re in constant prayer, so if you pray, add us to your list…” SEE ALSO:  ‘We Are All Community’: Tamron Hall Previews Her New Talk Show Congratulations to Hall and her husband! We’re wishing and praying she has a safe pregnancy, labor and delivery. [ione_media_gallery src=”https://rickeysmileymorningshow.com” id=”1951860″ overlay=”true”] ALSO TRENDING ON RICKEYSMILEYMORNINGSHOW.COM : ‘Friend’ Who Bailed Out R. Kelly Is Identified Kenya Moore Was Kicked Out A Restaurant For Changing Her Baby’s Diaper [PHOTOS] ‘Cussing Pastor’ Defends Decision To Host Twerking Contest At Church, Curses Out Critics [VIDEO] Follow @TheRSMS

Tamron Hall Reveals She’s Married And Is Expecting Her First Child [VIDEO]

Jaden Smith’s Company Is Bringing A Water Filtration System To Flint

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R apper and actor Jaden Smith is on a mission to bring clean water to Flint, Michigan. According to the Detroit Free Press , Smith is using his platform as an avenue for activism and bringing a water filtration system to the city. Jaden Smith's foundation has collaborated with a church to design and engineer a new way to bring cleaner water to Flint, Michigan. https://t.co/N4epKbgIi6 — NBCWashington (@nbcwashington) March 1, 2019 The 20-year-old is leading the effort through his company JUST Goods Inc. The company—which is an eco-friendly natural spring water brand—is joining forces with Flint’s First Trinity Missionary Baptist Church to implement a system called “The Water Box” which can help reduce lead and other toxic chemicals in contaminated water. The Water Boxes are engineered through digital devices. Aside from his passion for the arts, Smith has been a fierce advocate for environmentalism. “I want to have something I can feel good about that I can feel like it’s changing the world. I’m not only being neutral with the world, I’m actually making the world a better place,” he said when asked about his water brand during an interview with Highsnobiety . “That’s when I was like, if I can feel that way, that would be amazing. But then if everybody else could feel that way, that’s a dream come true. I’ve just always wanted to be an advocate of humanity.” The First Trinity Missionary Baptist Church has been dedicated to addressing the water issue in Flint. According to the news outlet, the church has given over 5 million bottles of water to local residents. This isn’t the first time that Smith has led philanthropic efforts in Flint. According to the Huffington Post , last year his company vowed to donate water each month to the city’s schools until the water was safe to drink. Thousands of bottles were donated. SEE ALSO: Will Smith Uses His Philadelphia Mural To Support Education #BlackGirlMagic: 11-Year-Old Flint Activist Gets Her Own Doll [ione_media_gallery src=”https://newsone.com” id=”3847363″ overlay=”true”]

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Stream Solange’s ‘When I Get Home’ Album [NEW MUSIC]

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Source: Tony Rysk / LAN-CRN Three years after setting the world ablaze with  A Seat At The Table ,  Solange  returns with a brand new album,  When I Get Home . A full-on ode to Houston, the album features tracks like “Stay Flo,” “S McGregor (interlude),” “Binz,” “Beltway,” “Exit Scott” and more. Per the album’s credits, guest vocals are provided by Tyler, the Creator (“Time (is),” “Down With the Clique”), Cassie (“Way to the Show”) and The-Dream (“Binz”) and a guest verse from Playboi Carti (“Almeda”). Solange’s been teasing the album all week, first popping up on Black Planet (!) with a sparkling new layout and then dropping the tracklist, a poem and plenty of fire photos. Fans knew she would release the album at some unexpected moment and here it comes, two years after Solo won a Grammy for Best R&B Performance for “Cranes In The Sky”. Stream  When I Get Home  below. For those in the H, Solo is having Album Experience pop ups across the city! You have to RSVP at whenigethome.solangemusic.com and it is FIRST COME FIRST SERVE. Peep the locations below: When I Get Home, A Special Album Experience” Dates When I Get Home, A Special Album Experience” @ Vita Mutari Salon Sunday, March 3 Vita Mutari Salon Houston, TX “When I Get Home, A Special Album Experience” @ St John’s Church Sunday, March 3 St John’s Church Houston, TX “When I Get Home, A Special Album Experience” @ Unity Bank Sunday, March 3 Unity National Bank – Blodgett Houston, TX “When I Get Home, A Special Album Experience” @ Texan Tire & Wheel Sunday, March 3 Texan Tire & Wheel Houston, TX “When I Get Home, A Special Album Experience” @ Ensemble Theater Sunday, March 3 Ensemble Theater Houston, TX “When I Get Home, A Special Album Experience” @ SHAPE Community Center Sunday, March 3 SHAPE Community Center Houston, TX “When I Get Home, A Special Album Experience” @ Project Row Houses Sunday, March 3 Project Row Houses Houston, TX “When I Get Home, A Special Album Experience” @ Emancipation Gym Sunday, March 3 Emancipation Gym Houston, TX “When I Get Home, A Special Album Experience” @ Houston Museum of African American Culture Sunday, March 3 Houston Museum-African American Culture Houston, TX RELATED:  Solange Teases New Music From Upcoming Album RELATED:  #BlackPressMatters: How The Solange X BlackPlanet Takeover Proves That When Celebs Collaborate With Black Media The Whole Family Wins

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Boogie ft. Eminem “Rainy Days,” Ari Lennox ft. J. Cole “Shea Butter Baby” & More | Daily Visuals 2.20.19

Getting an Eminem feature is just as rare today as it was in the early 00’s so best believe when an artist gets a verse from Mr. Mather’s he’s going to try to shoot that clip ASAP like a Harlem representative. This time around it was Compton’s own Boogie that was able to get Slim Shady in the booth for the cut “Rainy Days” and for their video the two find themselves in a room riddled with writings and an occasional stormy cloud. On a softer note, Ari Lennox and J. Cole link up for the visual to “Shea Butter Baby” where we watch how a passionate relationship is supposed to play out at any given moment. Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Young Buck, Wiz Khalifa and Curren$y, and more. BOOGIE FT. EMINEM – “RAINY DAYS” ARI LENNOX FT. J. COLE – “SHEA BUTTER BABY” YOUNG BUCK – “IT’S ALRIGHT” WIZ KHALIFA & CURREN$Y – “PLOT TWIST” LLOYD FT. CITY GIRLS – “CARAMEL” KEHLANI FT. DOM KENNEDY – “NUNYA” HARRY HUDSON & JADEN SMITH – “JUST SLIDE” SADAT X & EL DA SENSEI – “POWER MOVES” SPRAGGA BENZ, SEAN PAUL, AGENT SASCO & CHI CHING CHING – “DIFFER REMIX”

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Black History Month 2019: Aretha Franklin

Today for  Black History Month 2019 , we are highlighting the iconic singer– Aretha Franklin . Source: Jay Silverman / Jay Silverman Birth Date: March 25, 1942 Hometown: Memphis, Tennessee Fun Facts:  Aretha Franklin started off singing Gospel music in the church Aretha Franklin was good friends with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Aretha Franklin was known as the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin sang at former U.S. President Barack Obama’s inauguration ceremony in 2009 Aretha Franklin sold over 75 million records globally throughout her career Aretha Franklin was also an advocate for civil rights, Native American rights, and women’s Rights We thank you for your contributions  Aretha Franklin . [ione_media_gallery src=”https://thebeatdfw.com” id=”3111526″ overlay=”true”]

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Airline Passenger Fat-Shames Travelers, Declares: I Eat Salads!

To be clear, the racist homophobes who attacked Jussie Smollett are the worst people on the planet. But the woman featured on this video has to rank among the bottom 10. In footage that has been viewed by nearly three million people on Facebook, this unnamed passenger was on board a United Airline flight last week when she very openly and very loudly complained about the people sitting on each side of her. The woman is in a middle seat and telling someone on the phone that the folks to her left and right are simply gross and overweight. She's saying this very much in their presence, of course. “Oh my goodness, I don’t know how I’m going to do this the next four hours. This is just impossible because they’re squishing me,” she says in the video, adding: “At least they’ll keep me warm.” After hanging up, the woman asks a flight attendant to find her a window seat and “get me out of here [because] I can’t do this.” At this point, one of the people who was the victim of the fat-shaming speaks up and says to the same flight attendant: “Excuse me, can you find her another seat? Because I will not be verbally abused by this bitch or anybody else.” When the awful individual is finally told that, yes, she can change seats, she announce for all to hear: “Thank goodness, because I eat salad, okay?” Fortunately, many other passengers then spoke out in defense of the victims and against this despicable lady. “You should be ashamed of yourself, what you’re doing is so terrible,” one person says, to which she replies: “I’m not going to be politically correct. Why don’t you sit between those two big pigs?” Thankfully, this story has a positive ending: The abuser was eventually escorted off the plane. “United flight attendants care about the safety and well being of all of our customers which is why they acted quickly to find a different seat for the disruptive customer,” a United spokesman said. “When it became clear that this passenger’s behaviour was likely to be problematic on this flight, she was provided alternate travel arrangements first thing the next morning.” WATCH THE INCIDENT UNFOLD HERE.

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Briana DeJesus: Having a Baby with New Boyfriend?!

There's been a whole mess of brand new Teen Mom babies lately, huh? Chelsea Houska has her precious baby daughter, and Amber Portwood has her darling son. As for the dads of the show, Javi Marroquin and Ryan Edwards both became fathers again recently. In a couple of months, the franchise will welcome another cast member when Catelynn Lowell gives birth. And since the moms are getting older and getting into stable relationships and marriages, the likelihood of more babies coming into the picture are only increasing. So is Briana DeJesus going to be the next cast member to announce a pregnancy?! 1. The Happy Couple! So this is Briana with her boyfriend, Johnny Rodriguez. Cute, right? 2. Keeping It Quiet Briana’s been pretty private about this relationship so far, but we do know a few things. 3. Long Distance Johnny lives in New York, and since Briana is still in Florida, they’re long distance. She’s said that they take turns traveling to see each other. 4. Going Strong This has been happening at least since September — that’s when she first posted about him on social media. 5. No Drama Johnny doesn’t have any children of his own, so there’s no risk of going through the kind of drama that ran rampant when she dated Javi Marroquin. 6. Seriously And let’s be real, Briana deserves a drama-free relationship. View Slideshow

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Farrah Abraham Poses Daughter in Bra, Leaves Internet Aghast

Farrah Abraham is no stranger to stirring up controversy. Heck, she's no stranger to stirring up controversy that involves her daughter, Sophia. But the former Teen Mom may have gone ahead and set a new low for herself with her latest social media stunt. What has the Internet in such an uproar? How has Farrah debased herself even more in the eyes of the public? And what does her dad have to say about it?!? Scroll down to find out! 1. Sigh. What Did Farrah Do Now? The former Teen Mom star shared a video of her 10-year old daughter on Snapchat. It featured young Sophia wearing only a bra and underwear while inside a department store dressing room. 2. What? Really?!? Yes. We are not going to share that inappropriate photo here. 3. A Brief Description In the clip, Sophia is standing in front of a mirror in a dressing room, her hair down, only donning underwear and a Calvin Klein sports bra. 4. From There… Sophia places her hands on top of her head to imitate ears like a cat or dog as she poses in the mirror, looking like her infamous mother while wearing dark blue lipstick 5. Is Sophia in School? No. Farrah says she is home-schooled. She is often seen on Farrah’s social media accounts as the mother and daughter jet off for lavish vacations in places such as Costa Rica, The Maldives and more. 6. Abraham So Often Exploits Her Daughter for Attention Like the time she caked Sophia in makeup . View Slideshow

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Jussie Smollett Receives Outpouring of Love After Hate Crime Beating

On Tuesday, January 29, the internet was horrified by news of the vicious hate crime committed against Empire actor Jussie Smollett . He was beaten, called racist and homophobic slurs, doused with bleach, and a noose was wrapped around his neck. During the assault, the monsters said to him: “This is MAGA country.” Unspeakable. Jussie was hospitalized for multiple injuries, including a cracked rib from the beating. It turns out that just over a week ago, his life was threatened in a hateful letter that may be linked to the crime itself. Police are investigating it as a “possible” hate crime (that's legal jargon for definitely a hate crime ). In the mean time, celebrities are in the same place as the rest of us: shocked, angry, and wondering what they can do. They have taken to social media to voice their support for him and openly wonder at the evil in some people's hearts. 1. Jussie Smollett is Lucky to be Alive Jussie was attacked at 2am outside of a Chicago Subway on Tuesday, January 29. He was beaten by two men, who yelled both racist and homophobic slurs at him and identified him from his role on Empire. He was doused with an “unknown chemical substance,” believed to be bleach, and a noose was wrapped around his neck. He was hospitalized but released later that day. One of his injuries was a cracked rib. 2. Police are on the case TMZ reports that they’ve already acquired some CCTV footage within 12 hours of the assault, and are looking to obtain more, as well as speak to potential eyewitnesses. In the mean time, celebrities feel just like his friends do — utterly hopeless in the face of such an evil attack. And so they are tweeting their support for him, expressing shock, anger, love, and even hope. 3. Zendaya Spider-Man actress Zendaya was one of the first stars to tweet her horror at what happened. 4. Viola Davis Viola Davis is one of the most acclaimed black actresses in film or on television. 5. Janet Mock Janet Mock is a famous trans woman, and she is also a black woman. She knows as well as Jussie does how dangerous the world can be for those who are both black and LGBTQ+. Like Jussie, she has two targets on her back. 6. Andy Cohen Andy is one of the most famous gay men on the planet. This attack was a sobering reminder to everyone that an attack like this can not only happen to someone famous — it can happen BECAUSE someone is famous. View Slideshow

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Kate Middleton & Meghan Markle: Relentless Bullying Leads To #HelloToKindness Movement!

Kensington Palace spends an awful amount of time overseeing negative comments directed towards Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton.  The amount of social media backlash is honestly tiring.  Can we all embrace the idea that the two royal sisters-in-law may not actually hate each other? A source tells Hello! magazine that within recent months the online bullying has greatly increased, ranging from pitting Meghan and Kate against each other to violent threats.  “The palace has always monitored comments, but it’s a hugely time-consuming thing,” the insider says. “They can block certain words but some of it is quite serious.”  Last year there were hundreds of thousands of comments, two or three which were violent threats.  According to the source, “you can delete and report and block people and the police have options around particular people.” But, it is up to the palace to manage every comment coming in, because that is the only way to control the situation and protect the Duchesses.  A lot of hours are being spent reviewing the old material and cleaning up comments under posts.  Meghan deleted all of her social media accounts prior to her marriage with Prince Harry and Kate has never had any personal pages to begin with. So, you may be wondering how the two receive such backlash when they are both absent from the social media world? However, Kensington Palace shares all the up-to-date news about the royal family, along with magazine’s social media sites. And that is where we see the trolls’ surface.  Trolls, in this case is referring to Meghan supporters vs. Kate supporters.  The source tells Hello! that some of the worst stuff is between Meghan fans and Kate fans arguing over “who looks more appropriate.” Which then, of course, escalates to personal attacks. And while the comments and arguing continue on, the source asks, “what are the consequences of this?”  In response, The Hello! magazine has launched the #HelloToKindness campaign to combat negative online behavior.  The campaign is also intended to make the trolls think twice before posting obstructive comments. Social media should be a positive and uplifting space!  Thanks to the campaign, hopefully it’ll give a ‘times up’ message to all the body shamers, name callers and well, the real peasants of the world.  Emily Nash, a royal reporter at Hello! tells CNN that she finds it all to be particularly sexist.  “You have people comparing them in a way that doesn’t really happen with men – ‘she’s walking funny, or her heels are too high, or her legs are too skinny'” Once Meghan and Harry began their relationship back in 2016, the Prince confirmed their relationship by a rare public statement, slamming the sexist and racist comments that had been targeted at his new girlfriend. The statement read:  “His girlfriend, Meghan Markle, has been subject to a wave of abuse and harassment. Some of this has been very public… It is not right that a few months into a relationship with him that Ms. Markle should be subjected to such a storm. He knows commentators will say this is ‘the price she has to pay’ and that ‘this is all part of the game.’ He strongly disagrees. This is not a game – it is her life and his.”  We can only hope the #HelloToKindness movement will make a true change throughout society and end the bullying that the royals do not deserve.  Besides, if we have learned anything from the Queen herself, it is that one can never own too many hats and that love can endure!  View Slideshow: Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton Attend Church on Christmas: See! We’re Totally Best Friends!

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