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Ruth J. Morrison

A $10.00 Smartphone from Walmart

The Walmart $10 Smartphone also has access to apps in Google Play Store

WalMart is selling a smartphone for $10.00. It doesn't have all the bells and whistles, but if you just need a basic phone with smart features, then this TracFone-branded Prepaid Lucky LG16 Smartphone might be right for you.

Who would have thought that today, you could buy a smartphone for $9.82, and it would have better features than the original iPhone. Now, don't get too excited because the original iPhone is almost 10- years-old. But, maybe you're still walking around with a flip phone or you want to buy a phone for your kid, so a TracFone-branded Prepaid Lucky LG16 Smartphone could be worth considering.

So, let's take a look at the basic specs for the TracFone-branded Prepaid Lucky LG16 Smartphone:

3.8-inch display
1.2GHz dual-core processor
3-megapixel rear camera
4GB of storage included on its microSD card
7.3 hours of talk time
9.9 days of battery life on standby

The TracFone-branded Prepaid Lucky LG16 Smartphone runs on the Android 4.4 (KitKat) operating system. By comparison, more sophisticated smartphones running on Android, have the Lollipop or Marshmallow operating system. Google loves to give candy names to its operating systems.

Beware, you won't get any 4G LTE coverage with your bargain phone, but 3G still works. After all, the cost of the phone is only $10.00. Also, an added benefit of the Android 4.4 Operating System is that you might be able to use Periscope, the new video social sharing app from Twitter. Periscope requires that the Android OS be 4.4 or better. You will also have access to other apps in the Google Play store.

Is this $10.00 getting good reviews?

Right now, there is only one review for the TracFone-branded Prepaid Lucky LG16 Smartphone on the Walmart website. So if you purchase the phone, be sure to post a review.

Sherrie Young: Standing at the Crossroads of Literacy and Literature

Sherrie Young promotes books, authors, the National Book Awards, and BookUp, the National Book Foundation's national literacy program

National Book Foundation Director of Marketing and Special Projects, Sherrie Young, joins What's The 411 Book Editor Luvon Roberson in a conversation about books, literacy, the National Book Foundation's National Book Awards and its literacy program, BookUp, geared towards middle school children.

BookUp serves over 300 students annually and is designed to create a new generation of readers and a new generation of confident and engaged citizens. Since its inception in 2007, BookUp through its network of independent bookstores has provided its students with over 25,000 books free of charge.

As the discussion moved to the upcoming National Book Awards scheduled for November 18, 2015, Luvon brought up the names of well-known authors that are among the 40 authors on the NBA long list. The authors included: Hanya Yanagihara, Ta-Nehisi Coates, and Ilyasah Shabazz.

What's The 411 Episode 67: Jay Z, Kim Fields, Justin Beiber, Khloe Kardashian, AKON, and more

Plus Ms. Katrina Walker survives domestic abuse and is providing a blueprint to help people to live their best life

In this episode of What's The 411, the panel of Kizzy Cox, Onika McLean, and Courtney Rashon, is talking about a wide range of celebrity news including entertainment mogul Jay-Z gets the naming rights for Tidal Theater at the Barclays Center; pop star Justin Beiber exits stage left at concert in Oslo, Norway; Khloe Kardashian goes to Houston to watch James Harden's Houston Rockets play the Denver Nuggets; R&B superstar AKON launches an app for his music; actress Leah Remini leaves the Church of Scientology; rapper/actor Common gets a production deal at HBO; Raven Symone sets off a firestorm on Twitter; actress Lark Voorhies files for divorce; and more.

Additionally, Entrepreneur, Motivational Speaker, and Philanthropist, Ms. Katrina Walker; tells her story about her rise from being a domestic abuse victim to multi-millionaire.

What's the 411's Reality TV Recap is focused on The Real Housewives of Atlanta: actress, filmmaker, wife, and mother, Kim Fields joins the cast; "Who's gonna check me boo" Sheree Whitfield returns to the show; and the rumor that Ms. Nene Leakes just might make an appearance to the RHOA.

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Chrissy Monroe: Life After Love & Hip Hop New York

Reality TV star turned actress, Chrissy Monroe, moved on from Love & Hip Hop New York and now having the time of her life on the Come Back Kings

Looking for a spot on reality TV?

One thing is clear, Chrissy Monroe's hook up on Love & Hip Hop New York, demonstrates relationships matter!

Chrissy Monroe, originally from Baltimore, got her role on Love & Hip Hop New York because a friend referred her to someone connected to Love & Hip Hop Atlanta who connected her with Love & Hip Hop New York. Chrissy showed up to the audition blinged out and three hours later, she had the part.

If you watched the show, you know a lot of facts about Chrissy's life came out on the show. As she says, there was no shame in her game. Yes, she was involved with Chink Santana, a married man, whom she was with before the show.

And, yes, the show was an accurate portrayal of her extra-marital affair.

The reality TV star turned actress is no longer involved with Chink Santana and she says their relationship would have ended show or no show. She walked away because Chinks wasn't going to leave his wife and thus, their relationship was going nowhere.

Overall, Chrissy Monroe's experience with Love and Hip Hop New York was a positive one; a great experience, the right situation at the time. The show allowed her to promote the charities that she's involved with such as: Cat Walk and Yorkie 911 Rescue.

She is still in contact with her Love & Hip Hop New York castmates: Jhonni Blaze, Cyn Santana, Precious Paris, Cisco Rosado, Richie D, and others.

Would Chrissy come back to reality TV? Yes, if the show revolved around her life.

Any advice for aspiring reality TV cast members?

Chrissy says just know what you are getting into. Guard what you want to keep private, and know that the producers will go to tremendous depths to get info for ratings. Lots of scenarios are exaggerated and producers can only use what you feed them.

Chrissy's most uncomfortable moment on Love and Hip Hop NY was meeting her ex-boyfriend's father who was terminally ill.

Does Chrissy have any regrets?

No.

But on second thought, "some of my wigs...I looked twisted," she said laughing about her appearance with the wigs. "Why didn't somebody tell me?"

So what is Chrissy doing now that she is no longer on Love & Hip Hop New York?

She is having the time of her life working on the Come Back Kings, a comedy on UPN 9 starring Ed Lover, Black Robb, Mr. Cheeks, Treach; Talent, Jermaine Hopkins and more.

Chrissy Monroe is also a spokesmodel for Pretty Girl Gang Cosmetics.

If you want to connect with Chrissy, she is very active on social media; Instagram is her home @chrissymonroe.

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