Kobe Bryant

Finally we have news on when the public memorial for Kobe Bryant will be held. Monday, February 24 is the date and the location is Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles. The memorial will honor Bryant and eight others who were killed last month in a helicopter crash, two sources familiar with the event informed the LA Times on Thursday.   […]

Gayle King heard you. After her interview with former L.A. Sparks star Lisa Leslie went viral for all the wrong reasons, King addressed the backlash, saying disrespecting Kobe Bryant was not the takeaway she’d intended. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram King interviewed Leslie about her longtime friendship with Bryant, as a member of the […]

Books created by Kobe Bryant’s content company soared in popularity in the days following the basketball legend’s death in a helicopter crash. A trio of the books created by Bryant’s Granity Studios will occupy the top three spots on the Middle Grade Hardcover portion of The New York Times’ best-seller list for Feb. 16. “Epoca: […]

Gayle King has drawn the ire of  Kobe Bryant’s mourning fans. In an interview on “CBS This Morning” King asked former L.A. Sparks star and Bryant friend Lisa Leslie did she think supporting him was ‘complicated.” A poised Leslie said that in her twenty-year friendship with Kobe she’d never seen him being aggressive with women. […]

CAMAS, Wash. (AP) — A high school principal in Washington has apologized for a post on her personal Facebook page that suggested former NBA star Kobe Bryant’s death was deserved. Liza Sejkora, the principal of Camas High School, wrote on the day of Bryant’s death: “Not gonna lie. Seems to me that karma caught up […]

Russ finds the number of Black woman that have been “going in on” Kobe Bryant after his death “disturbing.”  One woman said that he did nothing for the Black community and that she wouldn’t be paying tribute. Another said why pay attention to someone who paid attention to someone who paid attention to another race. […]

Brandy has broken her silence about the death of Kobe Bryant, who took the songstress to his high school prom more than 20 years ago, weeks before he was drafted to the NBA. The retired Los Angeles Lakers star died at age 41 in a helicopter crash last Sunday along with his 13-year-old Gianna, and seven other people. […]

In the media-led chaos that ensued after Kobe Bryant’s death was reported, the police officers chastised TMZ, the outlet who broke the story, for publishing the report before the had a chance to notify the people most deeply affected by the tragedy. It caused people to question, for perhaps the millionth time, TMZ ’s ethics […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A massive memorial created by the public outside Staples Center after the death of former Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant was being dismantled Monday, with an official saying some of the items would go to Bryant’s widow and other family members. The cleanup of flowers, balloons, jerseys, stuffed toys and basketballs began […]

The NBA’s All-Stars will be playing this year with Kobe Bryant and Gianna Bryant in their minds and on their jerseys. So, coming soon: No. 24 Giannis Antetokounmpo, and No. 2, LeBron James. As part of what will be a long series of tributes to Bryant and his daughter Gianna, the NBA announced Friday that […]

It’s impossible to scroll social media without coming across the many heartfelt tributes to Kobe Bryant. Sunday, the world received the crushing news that the helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight other passengers, including is 13-year-old daughter, had crashed into a Calabasas hillside. His sudden and tragic death inspired an outpour of motivating stories about […]

The company listed as the owner in the helicopter crash that killed nine people, including Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, is suspending all flights until further notice. The California company Island Express regularly provides sightseeing flights for tourists, and business flights for executives and celebrities such as Bryant. However, the company says “all services (regular and charter)” have […]