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EPISODE #164

Daily Briefing

What the Culture's Talking About

January 28, 2026 • 5 minutes • Hosted by Victoria

Today's Briefing

Episode #164

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About This Episode

Period! Rickey Smiley is going viral calling out the Omega Psi Phi brothers. Get the tea on the Divine Nine drama, plus a critical Keurig recall alert you need to handle ASAP.

Today's Highlights:

Rickey Smiley forces critical Divine Nine accountability conversation regarding Omega Psi Phi public perception.
Social media magnifies accountability challenges for historically Black institutions and brotherhood bonds.
Blavity Briefing delivers today's news spanning fraternity drama to major Marvel reveals.
Tune in for actionable consumer alerts impacting our community and cultural interests.
Blavity Daily Briefing dives into stories actively shaping the Black community and culture.

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Black culture podcastBlavity Daily BriefingDivine Nine newsBlack entertainment newsOmega Psi Phi controversyRickey Smiley podcastPodcast discoveryChristian Keyes defamationBlack news briefingKeke Palmer movieBlack Greek organizationsBoots Riley filmBlack TV showsDaily news podcastBlavity

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