The Rickey Smiley Morning Show

Jay-Z and his social justice reform initiative Team ROC have directed their efforts to putting major pressure on the Department of Justice to take a seriously look into the corruption going on within the Kansas City Police Department. 

It goes without saying that anything related to Donald Trump is in some sort of way attached to controversy, and apparently that rings true when it comes to "Blacks For Trump" founder Maurice Symonette.

Serial Entrepreneur Jeannetta Collier is proving that the glass ceiling is only imaginary when it comes to her career and motivating women to do the same. 

Lifetime's 'Vanished: Searching For My Sister stars Anthony ‘Treach’ Criss and he's someone that you wouldn't want on your bad side. 

Today we had an interesting discussion for the "What's Trending" report to share our opinions after a full year under the Biden-Harris Administration.

Black Tony is one of our most beloved "employees" here at RSMS, but something was a bit off when it came to him making it to work today. We say that because, well, he called in to tell us that he, umm...died!

Atlanta-based HBCU Morehouse College is now developing a new institute that will further assure that issues affecting many Black men throughout the world don't go unnoticed. 

'Soul Purpose', the musical stage play is coming back to Houston, Texas adding gospel singer Kathy Taylor and the new lead singer of 'The Temptations' Tony Grant to the cast. 

It appears a new bill is being pushed in Florida that will prohibit schools and businesses from causing what's described as "discomfort" for white people when addressing past discrimination by way of Critical Race Theory, that is if Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has his way.

Da Brat has some interesting celebrity news updates in today's "Hot Spot" report, including the handful of entertainers that received nominations for the 2022 NAACP Image Awards and the unfortunate passing of renowned fashion editor Andre Leon Talley.

Dr. Collier makes his weekly stop by the show for another edition of "Health Update," this time providing helpful information and also taking calls in regards to the new at-home COVID-19 test that are being mailed out to households for free.

Charles McGee, one of the prestigious gentlemen of the Tuskegee Airmen who fought bravely in World War II, passed away recently at the age of 102 peacefully in his sleep at home in Bethesda, Maryland.