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Rickey Smiley

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Thanks to @people and @ness_atn for this article about my new book "Sideshow: Living With Loss And Moving Forward With Faith" #SideshowBook

Rickey Smiley Talks 'Triggering' Year of Grief After Son’s Overdose: 'The Pain Is Unbearable'...

Rickey Smiley opens up to PEOPLE about his son Brandon’s death in January 2023, sharing how his upcoming book, 'Sideshow: Living with Loss and Moving Forward with Faith', has helped him heal.

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Rickey Smiley

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1 year

I had to say goodbye to my son #BrandonSmiley today, but #God is still good and I won't complain. 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

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1 year

Happy Heavenly Birthday Brandon!!!! He would have been 33 today🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽❤️🥲😃 #BrandonSmiley

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Please pray for me and my family 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

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1 year

Today I lay my King to rest. God give me the strength ✊🏾❤️🙏🏽 #BrandonSmiley

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1 year

Saying goodbye to my son yesterday before his Standing Ovation ceremony. 🥺🥺🥺 #BrandonSmiley

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4 years

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5 years

Who did this!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂 #ChicfilA @ChickfilA

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1 year

All friends and relatives. Can y’all give me a minute. Please stop texting. Feeling overwhelmed. I know your heart. Please don’t retext. I’m gonna hit everyone back. It’s difficult 🙏🏽🙏🏽

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1 year

Today I smiled!!!! My girl... Denver (peanut) ❤️❤️

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2 years

Rest in peace #TraciBraxton 😢

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1 year

How was your night?? This was mine!! 😫😫😫😫😫😫

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9 months

Dollar Tree is so MESSY

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8 months

Finally met my other handsome lil God son True Legend Harris-Dupart ❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 God is so good, as much as I have lost God continues to add!! Thank you @sosobrat and @DArealBBJUDY !!! Y’all made my whole day❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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If you know what the letters stand for in the last phrase, I know which parents you had!!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

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4 years

She’s doing good!!! Thanks for your prayers!!!! @aarynsmiley

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5 years

Straight tears!!! My youngest daughter just graduated high school!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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1 year

Me and my son #BrandonSmiley in the kitchen

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4 years

Maaaaaaaaan my heart is broke this morning!!! Loved him!!! The last time we performed together!!! Who knew ☹️😢😢

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1 year

All these kids was raised in this house ❤️❤️❤️

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6 months

HE WON #HALLOWEEN !!!! That’s it y’all!!! #MONTGOMERY 😭😭😭😭😭😭✊🏾✊🏾

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2 years

Who did this???💀💀💀💀💀 #BillCosby X #DeshaunWatson

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#BrandonSmiley

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3 years

Black-owned bread company ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿

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4 years

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3 years

Had BLM rushed the Capital like this they would all be shot and killed by now!!!!! BS!!!!

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1 year

First day on the job!!!! Beauty is her name!! ❤️❤️❤️ #DenverElizabeth

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2 years

Y’all please pray for full recovery for @RealMsJuicyBaby 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

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1 year

Me and my Granddaughter Storm getting our praise on 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽😫😭❤️

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1 year

ON GOD!!!

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3 months

Happy Heavenly birthday!!!!

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6 years

We did it!! We gave Corey Patrick a car of his own!!!!

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1 year

I miss my granddaughter. 🙏🏽🙏🏽😢

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1 year

Even in the midst of your darkest hour, #God is still good. God gave me so many good years with my son... If you think you’ve having a bad day, give God some praise. And shout out to @jonmcreynolds : #GodIsGood #BrandonSmiley

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10 months

FRFR!!!

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#BrandonSmiley

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1 year

Malik, Aaryn, D'essence, Brandon and me

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5 months

Happy Birthday to My Beautiful Granddaughter ❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

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4 years

Gayle King has me on 10 right now!! Why you didn’t ask any of the shi* when Kobe was living!! So disrespectful and inappropriate!! FOH!!! SMMFH!!

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The changing of the season is triggering. Sadness, anger, despair, confusion, complication, hurt, irritation, pain, grief, worry, paranoia, pressure, distance, spiritual warfare, is just some of what I’m feeling as I make my way to Columbus, Ohio to perform this weekend. I also…

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1 year

This is what I'll remember when I think of my son. #BrandonSmiley

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🥣🥣🥣

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2 years

What #SteveHarvey said... @IAmSteveHarvey

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6 months

Who did this to Senator Tim Scott?!? 🤭🤭🤭

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10 months

Father Abraham!! Had many sons!! Many sons had Faaaaaaaatha Abraham!! I am one of them!! And so are you! So let’s all praise the lord!! VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL 🔥🔥🙏🏽🙏🏽✊🏾✊🏾

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1 year

❤️❤️Storm/Denver❤️❤️

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4 years

Still in surgery.... thanks for your prayers or our daughter @AarynSmiley !! I really appreciate the support!

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3 years

First to last day of school❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Congratulations Dessence🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽

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1 year

Sweet video of my son Brandon feeding his daughter Storm when she was a baby ❤️❤️🥹

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4 years

I respect the rules. Can’t see my daughter because of #covid19 .. it’s getting dark and I’m not leaving this park until I lay eyes on her. #Houston (thanks to the @houstonpolice for being so awesome and kind to us)

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My son #BrandonSmiley #diving in #slowmotion back in 2019

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1 year

“When you a daddy you a daddy for life.” #BrandonSmiley #DaddysBoy #DaddyForLife

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1 year

#BlackMamas be like...

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5 years

MY SON #MALIKSMILEY has committed to THE #AlabamaState !!!! 4 year scholarship!!! Dream come true!!! He worked really hard and is so deserving!!!! Now I have 2 college D1 athletes in my house!! 4 college students!! 3 at ASU, 1 at #TennesseeState , and one at #MTSU !!!!! So proud!!!

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1 year

#Repost @ritabrentcomedy

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5 months

Our son @MalikSmileyy is graduating today with honors from THE Alabama State University 🙏🏽 words can’t describe!! I stepped off stage to make this almost 8-hour drive from Tampa!! He's been thru a lot and I mean a lot!! God is good!! @BamaState1867 #HornetGrads2023

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5 years

Thank you #ErnestSmiley for everything you did for me. Thank you for being a great father and the best granddad ever.

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10 months

Thanks to #BET for including my son in the #InMemoriam segment on the #BETAwards 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

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1 year

Me and my sons @MalikSmileyy and Brandon

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2 years

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1 year

Watch out fellas!! 👀

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4 years

Thank you to everyone who's keeping my daughter @AarynSmiley lifted in prayer, and to everyone who has sent well wishes her way. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

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4 years

Y’all come get me!!!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

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10 months

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1 year

Today's outfit: blazer with a turtleneck... What you think??

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5 years

Please pray for our family. My 30 year old niece Paris C Jordan passed away peacefully surrounded by family.. beautiful wife and mother. 🙏🏾🙏🏾

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2 years

Sigh. 😌😍 #NiaLong @NiaLong

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4 years

Before you critique Snoop! You make sure you address who started all this shit first!! You do not get to tell anyone HOW mad to get and the tone that they use when family is being defended!! ESP when you HIT FIRST!!!! FOH! #imwithsnoop

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1 year

#Vote #Georgia !!!! Go @ReverendWarnock !!!!! #RaphaelWarnock