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Vanessa
Bryant
Joe
Budden’s
interview
with
the
Pan
African
Avenger
Dr.
Umar
Johnson
continues
to
be
the
gift
that
keeps
giving.
Johnson
is
now
under
fire
for
saying
something
very
ridiculous
about
Vanessa
Bryant.
Dr.
Umar
had
the
internet
talking
about
his
unnecessary
sitdown
with
The
Joe
Budden
Podcast
for
saying
Eminem
is
not
a
Hip-Hop
GOAT
and
for
putting
pressure
on
Budden’s
co-host
Ish
for
his
relationship
with
a
white
woman.
When
it
comes
to
Johnson,
you
can
always
count
on
him
to
say
some
completely
outrageous
nonsense
if
he’s
given
enough
time
to
talk,
and
that
was
the
case
when
Vanessa
Bryant’s
name
came
up.
The
wife
of
the
late
Kobe
Bryant
has
seen
nothing
but
support
following
the
tragic
deaths
of
her
husband
and
daughter,
Gigi,
but
that
didn’t
stop
the
hater
swirling
to
come
for
her
with
some
completely
unfounded
accusations.
In
the
clip
that
has
gone
viral
on
X,
formerly
Twitter,
Johnson
accused
Vanessa
Bryant,
who
is
of
Mexican
descent,
of
not
using
her
husband’s
money
to
help
the
Black
community.
Johnson
claims
she
“inherited
[Kobe
Bryant’s]
wealth,
and
guess
what?
Is
Vanessa
Bryant
using
any
of
that
Black
man’s
money
to
do
any
good
in
the
Black
community?
Absolutely
f******
not.”
When
challenged
on
his
claim,
he
responded,
“She’s
a
public
figure…
I
do
know,
and
I’m
telling
you
now.
Vanessa
Bryant
just
started
an
initiative
with
three
predominantly
white
colleges,
some
sort
of
a
sports
initiative
with
Kobe’s
money
and
Kobe’s
name.”
He
continued,
“Didn’t
choose
a
single
HBCU
[historically
Black
colleges
and
universities]
with
a
Black
man’s
money.”
Is
Dr.
Umar
Correct?
Of
course,
he
isn’t.
Vanessa
Bryant
and
her
late
husband
founded
the
Kobe
and
Vanessa
Bryant
Foundation
in
2007,
and
one
of
its
missions
is
to
provide
scholarships
to
minority
college
students
and
other
youth
globally.
It
has
since
been
changed
to
the
Mamba
&
Mambacita
Sports
Foundation
to
honor
Bryant
and
his
daughter.
The
JBP
pushed
back
again
on
Johnson’s
claims,
adding
there
are
notable
Black
celebrities
who
don’t
give
back
to
the
Black
community,
and
as
expected,
the
man
full
of
hot
air
had
a
response
for
that.
“There’s
a
difference,
and
you
know
what
the
difference
is?
If
I
marry
a
white
woman,
when
I
die,
my
wealth
goes
to
the
very
people
who
robbed
everything
from
my
community.”
Yeah,
sure.
Vanessa
Bryant
hasn’t
responded
to
Johnson’s
wild
claims,
but
she
doesn’t
have
to;
social
media
is
doing
the
job
for
her.
“Vanessa
Bryant
woke
up
one
morning
and
never
saw
her
husband
and
daughter
again,
and
she
is
still
(seemingly)
functioning.
If
that
woman
puts
all
of
Kobe’s
money
in
a
fuckin
tissue
box
and
wipes
her
tears
with
it
every
day,
she
deserves
to
do
that,”
one
X
user
wrote.
Others
point
out
how
Johnson
has
failed
to
deliver
to
the
school
he’s
been
asking
for
donations
for
since
2014.
Welp.
You
can
see
more
reactions
in
the
gallery
below.
—
Photo:
Variety
/
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