One year ago, comedian Rickely Smiley woke up to the unthinkable: crying and hysteria learning that his son had passed away. The moment it happened, he had to muster up the strength to break the news ...

Born in 1968 in Birmingham, comedian Rickey Smiley's father was shot to death when he was six years old. His mother depended on extended family to help raise Smiley, who grew up primarily in the care ...