Conversations on Gary with the Tea turn reflective as Mimi Faust opens up about the hard financial reality she faced after leaving Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, admitting she never properly prepared for life after reality TV and calling that oversight her “biggest mistake.” 

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The episode closes with SZA’s pointed warning about artificial intelligence, echoing her recent interviews where she says she feels “at war” with AI—accusing the technology of disproportionately harming Black artists through exploitative AI‑generated covers and “weird, stereotypical struggle music,” all while raising environmental concerns tied to AI systems. 

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The show then shifts to celebrity legal drama, spotlighting Ray J, who is once again facing a lawsuit from American Express—this time for more than $78,000 in unpaid credit card charges—adding to a pattern of previous six‑figure disputes with the company. 

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Today's episode of The Rickey Smiley Morning Show opens with an intense real‑world headline as ROTC students at Old Dominion University are praised nationwide for their bravery after subduing and killing a gunman who opened fire during a classroom attack. Authorities confirmed the shooter as Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a former National Guardsman previously convicted of attempting to support ISIS, who killed an ROTC instructor and injured two others before cadets intervened and prevented further casualties. 

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This episode opens with a powerful blend of hard news and heartfelt community impact, as the Rickey Smiley Morning Show navigates breaking global developments while rallying listeners behind meaningful causes. The team highlights new reporting showing that the first six days of the U.S.–Iran war have already cost more than $11.3 billion, with Pentagon officials confirming that munitions alone exceeded $5.6 billion in the first 48 hours, signaling a conflict far more expensive than initially projected. Against this tense global backdrop, the show shifts into its annual St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Radiothon, emphasizing how families battling childhood cancer never receive bills for treatment, travel, housing, or food — a mission supported by radiothons nationwide, including similar fundraising events in markets like Lafayette and Western New York. Testimonies from parents, doctors, and survivors underscore why listener support directly fuels medical breakthroughs and raises survival rates from 20% in 1962 to over 80% today.  

The conversation continues with special appearances— including leadership from Miles College, where President Bobbie Knight has guided the institution through major expansions and secured more than $101 million in external funding, elevating both student opportunities and national visibility for the HBCU. The episode closes on a celebratory note as Kandi Burruss beams with pride over her 6‑year‑old daughter, Blaze Tucker, winning first place in Atlanta’s Little Miss Pearl pageant, a moment widely shared on social media and covered by outlets like Essence. Between global conflict, community uplift, educational excellence, and joyful family victories, the show delivers a meaningful spectrum of stories that keep listeners informed, inspired, and connected. 

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The conversation continues with special appearances— including leadership from Miles College, where President Bobbie Knight has guided the institution through major expansions and secured more than $101 million in external funding, elevating both student opportunities and national visibility for the HBCU. 

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The show shifts into its annual St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Radiothon, emphasizing how families battling childhood cancer never receive bills for treatment, travel, housing, or food — a mission supported by radiothons nationwide, including similar fundraising events in markets like Lafayette and Western New York. Testimonies from parents, doctors, and survivors underscore why listener support directly fuels medical breakthroughs and raises survival rates from 20% in 1962 to over 80% today. 

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The team highlights new reporting showing that the first six days of the U.S.–Iran war have already cost more than $11.3 billion, with Pentagon officials confirming that munitions alone exceeded $5.6 billion in the first 48 hours, signaling a conflict far more expensive than initially projected.

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This episode of The Rickey Smiley Morning Show Podcast kicks off with lively conversation and major headlines, including the confirmation that Dr. Dre has officially reached billionaire status, joining the 2026 Forbes World’s Billionaires List and becoming just the sixth musician ever to hit the ten‑figure mark thanks to Aftermath Entertainment, the Beats by Dre sale, and new ventures. The show also dives into the heated cultural sports debate between Shannon Sharpe and Claressa Shields, after Sharpe insisted Shields couldn’t beat a male professional fighter. Shields fired back publicly, emphasizing that she spars exclusively with men, has elite defensive skills, and has no desire to fight men but refuses to let anyone diminish her greatness or dictate her limits.  

The crew also discusses T.I.’s viral comments about Atlanta women, where he argued that women in the city have “lost their independence” and become difficult to date due to “astronomical expectations,” citing stories of women asking for bill assistance before a first date — remarks that sparked intense online debate given his long‑standing marriage. The episode closes with a serious turn as the team covers the growing movement of rappers petitioning the Supreme Court to halt the April 30 execution of James Broadnax, arguing that prosecutors unconstitutionally used his rap lyrics as evidence to label him a future danger; artists including Killer Mike, Young Thug, and Travis Scott insist that rap lyrics are protected artistic expression and that Broadnax’s sentencing was tainted by racial bias. 

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