In an explicit video that has quickly gone viral, former NBA number one overall pick Kwame Brown made several bold statements, including, “Kamala's skin color ain't gonna pay for our groceries.” The ex-Los Angeles Laker didn't stop there – he took aim at prominent Black celebrities who he believes are pressuring the African American community to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris solely based on her race.
Brown specifically called out comedians Rickey Smiley, D.L. Hughley and Steve Harvey, referring to them as “gatekeepers” who, according to him, are attempting to pressure Black voters into supporting Harris without addressing the real issues affecting the community.
In his Monday afternoon video, Brown expressed frustration with what he perceives as Harris' lack of attention to the Black community's needs, particularly when contrasted with her efforts to allocate government grants and contracts to the Asian American community.
“When you talk about real situations, people are not concerned with somebody being Black or not. You're not paying nobody's bills with your skin color. Kamala Harris is not going to help get your bills paid just cuz she's Black.”
Breitbart's Dylan Gwinn continues:
Brown continued, “Inflation is at an all-time high. And when you go and look at the politicians – and this is what's said about Rickey Smiley, DL Hughley, Steve Harvey, is that nobody calls these gatekeepers out.”
The former Charlotte Bobcat went on to lump Hughley, Smiley, and Harvey into what he calls the “go-along-get-along gang,” charging the entertainers with not giving their audiences anything “intelligent.” Instead, Brown believes the Harris-backing comedians are “alley-ooping” black voters to a candidate who will do nothing for them.
Steve Harvey is among Kamala Harris' more vocal celebrity supporters. In June, he moderated the 100 Black Men of America conference in Atlanta, Georgia, in which he and Vice President Kamala Harris touted the Biden administration's efforts to lift the prohibition on people with criminal records from applying for Small Business Loans (SBL).
In June, Rickey Smiley created controversy when he blasted black voters who said they would not support Kamala Harris. He encouraged his listeners to unfollow anyone on social media who refused to back the vice president.
“I'm just sick of the Black people on the internet talking about, 'I'm not with [Ms. Harris].' OK, so if you're not with her, that means you're with Trump,” Smiley said at the time. “Y'all need to block every last one of their asses on Facebook and on Instagram and social media – and stop. That's just garbage.”
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