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After Kobe Bryant left the NBA, his life became better. He become more introspective about his life. He continued to care for his wife Vanessa Bryant and his children. The children's names are: Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant, Bianka Bella Bryant, Natalia Diamante Bryant, and Capri Kobe Bryant. Kobe Bryant is close to his two older sisters whose names are Sharia and Shaya. Bryant was a lifelong fan of his hometown NFL team of the Philadelphia Eagles. He was a fan of the soccer teams of Barcelona, AC Milan, and Manchester City. According to Forbes, Kobe Bryant's $680 million in career earning was the most ever by a team athlete during their playing career. By 2018, Kobe Bryant wrote, produced, and hosted a multi-season television series called "Detail" which aired on ESPN and ESPN+. It featured Bryant's insights into the game of basketball and indepth analyses of games plus individual players. He has became a great philanthropist too. He was the official ambassador for After School All-Stars (ASAS). This was an American non-profit organization that gives people after school programs in 13 cities. He has worked with the Soong Ching Ling Foundation to help Chinese people with education and health programs via the Kobe Bryant China Fund. On November 4, 2010, Kobe Bryant was with Zach Braff to present a $1 million check to the Call of Duty Endowment. This was an Activision founded nonprofit organization that helps veterans transition to civilian careers after their military service has ended. He and his wife founded the Kobe and Vanessa Bryant Family Foundation (KVBFF) to help young people develop physical and social skills. It also helps people involving sports and works to assist the homeless. Kobe Bryant spoke out in public to help the homeless. Kobe was a founding donor of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. He has granted over 200 hundred requests for the Make A Wish Foundation. Kobe Bryant has worked in capital firm actions in developing businesses, media institution s, gaming, data, and technology with $100 million in funding. He was the first African American in 2018 to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. He was the first former professional athlete to have done so for the film Dear Basketball. He released his book on October 23, 2018 called "The Mamba Mentality: How I Play" with photographs and afterword by Andrew D. Bernstein. The introduction was made by Phil Jackson and a forward was created by Pau Gasol. It was published by MC/Farrar, Satauss, and Giroux. Just before his passing, he wanted to create children books to inspire the underprivileged children with Brazilian author Paula Coeltho. He co-wrote and produce many adult novels too. The fourth novel will be released posthumously from March of 2020.




Kobe Bryant last day was very sad. At 9:06 am. Pacific standard time, on January 26, 2020, he left from a Sikorsky S-76 helicopter. It left from John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California. The helicopter has 9 people abroad. They include Kobe Bryant, his 13 year old daughter Gianna, 6 family friends, and the pilot. The California Secretary of State business database said that the helicopter was registered to the Fillmore based Island Express Holding Corporation. The people on the aircraft wanted to go to the Camarillo Airport in Ventura County for a basketball game at Bryant's Mamba Academy in Thousand Oaks.  Because of the light rain and fog that morning, the Los Angeles Police Department helicopters and most other air traffic were grounded. The flight tracker showed that the helicopter circled above the LA Zoo due to heavy air traffic in the area. At 9:20 am., the pilot contacted the Burbank Airport's control tower. He notified that the tower of the situation and was told he was flying too low to be tracked by radar. At that time, the helicopter experienced extreme fog and turn south towards the mountains. At 9:40 am, the helicopter climbed rapidly from 1,200 to 2,000 feet. It flown at 181 knots or 185 mph. At 9:45 am, the helicopter crashed into the side of a mountain in Calabasas about 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. It started to burn. Bryant, his daughter, and the other 7 occupants passed away. Witnesses reported hearing a helicopter struggling before the crash. The cause of the crash is unknown now. The helicopter didn't have a black box. The Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety Board, and the FBI have all investigated the crash. Bryant's identity was confirmed using fingerprints. The following day, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner stated that the official cause of death for him and eight others on the helicopter was blunt force trauma. Many people mourned nationwide in America and worldwide. It was a very shocking, tragic day.


On February 7, 2020, Kobe Bryant and his daughter were buried in a private funeral in Pacific View Memorial Park in the Coronoa del Mar neighborhood of Newport Beach, California. Their graves were unmarked to protect their privacy. Later, there was a large public memorial service on February 24, 2020. It was held at the Staples Center, which is the Lakers' home arena in downtown Los Angeles. Many people spoke including Vanessa Bryant. I will give great credit to Shaquille O'Neal to honoring Kobe Bryant's parents, because without Kobe's parents, Kobe would not have been what he was. They gave birth to him. Michael Jordan gave an emotional tribute to Kobe with history, facts, personal stories, and humor. The loss of Kobe Bryant and the others in the helicopter should motivate anyone to fight for excellence in their own lives.




From his youth to his passing, he always loved basketball. Yet, his life was much bigger than basketball. Kobe Bryant's story is a story of improvement, overcoming obstacles, and promoting excellence in daily life. He transformed a team into a future Championship dynasty never seen before for the Lakers since the 1980's. His 3 peat was done with the help of Shaq and other players too. He competed at a very exceptional level against the best players in NBA history. Kobe was very much brutally honest about how he felt. Every time that he was on the basketball court, he wanted to perform at a high level. After his injuries, he never quit. From his first to last, NBA game, he wanted to place everything on the court. Also, he took care of his family. He loved his wife and his children. Kobe reconciled with his parents. Many don't know that he was a super intelligent person. He apologized like a man face to face to Trayvon Martin's family about his previous statements. He publicly opposed police brutality. He was involved in many political causes via his own insights. Also, Kobe was willing to learn from others about multiple subjects. In life, you have to learn from other people, because no living human has all of the answers about the complexities of life in general.


The 2020 Presidential election is one of the most unique elections in world history. It has been filled with ups and downs. It has been completely different than the 2016 election in a myriad of ways. This election is the 59th quadrennial United States Presidential election. Back in 2017, candidates like John Delaney announced his candidacy for the Presidency by July 28, 2017. On November 6, 2017, Andrew Yang of New York announced his candidacy for the Presidency. Arvin Vohra by July 3, 2018 ran on the Libertarian ticket. By August of 2018, the Democratic Party officials and TV networks discussed about the nature of 2019 Democratic debates. Changes are made to deal with the role of superdelegates about only allowing them to vote on the first ballot if the nomination is uncontested. By November 6, 2018, the midterm elections allowed Democrats to takeover the House and the Republicans have a slight majority on the Senate. Democrats have a net gain of 41 seats, and the GOP has a net gain of 2 seats of the Senate. West Virginia state senator Richard Ojeda had a short Presidential run on the Democratic side from November 11, 2018 to January 25, 2019. Former secretary of housing and urban development Julian Castro formed his presidential exploratory committee on December 12, 2018 and Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts does the same in December 31, 2018. 2019 was when the Presidential campaign started to increase in power. Tulsi Gabbard runs for President on January 1 and Julian Castro does the same on January 12. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced her Presidency on January 15, 2019. On January 21, 2019, Kamala Harris launched her campaign in Oakland, California with a historic message. A large crowd came to support her. Mayor of South Bend, Indiana Pete Buttigeig announced his exploratory committee on January 23, 2019. On January 27, 2019, Starbucks founder Howard Schultz said that he possibly wants to run for President as an independent. He quits that goal. Author Marianne Williamson of California ran for President on January 29, 2019. Cory Booker, who is a Senator, goes into the race on February 1, 2019. By February 9, 2019, Elizabeth Warren announced her run for the President, and Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota does the same on February 10. Bill Weld later challenges Trump on the Republican side. Bernie Sanders of Vermont announced his Presidency on February 19, 2019. The Green party member Dario Hunter runs for President on February 18, 2019. Jay Inslee or the Governor of Washington state run for President on March 1. Former governor Hickenlooper of Colorado runs for President on March 3, 2019. As early as March 5, 2019, Michael Bloomberg decides to run an exploratory committee if he wants to run for President on 2020. Beto O'Rourke started to run for President on March 14, 2019.

Gillibrand runs for President officially by March 17, 2019. The race includes many candidates. Castro, Delaney, Klobuchar, Ryan, and Warren are at the Heartland Forum at Beuna Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa to discuss issues affecting rural Americans. The candidates speak at the National Action Network convention from April 3-5, 2019. Tim Ryan ran for President on April 4, 2019. On April 8, Mike Gavel and Eric Swalwell run for President too. Peter Butigieg is in the race officially by April 14 and Seth Moulton goes into the race on April 22. The April 24, 2019 She the People Presidential Forum was held at Texas Southern University in Houston, Texas discussing issues affecting women of color. Eight Democratic candidates attended the meeting. A forum in Las Vegas allowed the candidates to talk about low income Americans at April 27, 2019. Michael Bennet of Colorado runs for President on May 2, 2019. Then, Governor Steve Bullock of Montana announced his candidacy for the nomination of the Democratic Party on May 14, 2019. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio ran for President on May 16, 2019. Castro, Inslee, Harris, and Sanders discussed immigration reform at the Unity and Freedom Forum at the Hilton Pasadena, in Pasadena, California. 10 candidates discuss issues involving low income Americans at Washington D.C. at Trinity Washington University. The first Democratic debate was on June 26-27 at downtown Miami at Adrienne Arsht Center. Swalwell drop out of the race on July 8, 2019. The race allows Tom Steyer of California to run for President on July 9, 2019. CNN made the second debate on July 30-31. Gravel drops out on August 1, 2019. As time goes on, the candidate meet with forums addressing issues involving black Americans, Latino Americans, Native Americans, and other people. Moutlon leaves the race on August 23, 2019. Inslee drops out at August 21, 2019. August 28 was when Gillibrand leaves the race. On September 20, 2019, Bill De Blasio drop out. On October 2, 2019, Bernie Sanders had heart surgery. By October 10, 2019, 9 Democratic candidates appear at the LGBTQ Forum in Los Angels, California. Ryan dropped out on October 24, 2019.

November 1, 2019 was when Beto O'Rourke left the race as the 9th candidate from the Democratic side to have done so. Deval Patrick goes into the race on November 14. He was the former Massachusetts governor. On November 20, 2019, the fifth Democratic debate occurred at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta. Messam dropped out of the Democratic race. Bloomberg runs for President on November 24, 2019. Sestak leaves the Democratic primary on December 1, and Bullock drops out on December 2, 2019. On December 3, 2019, Kamala Harris leaves the race. 2020 was when the emotional, strategic side of the Presidential race has grown into new levels. By January 2, 2020, Julian Castro leaves the race. Williamson leaves the race on January 10, 2020. 8 Democratic candidates go o the Iowa Brown and Black Forum in Des Moines, Iowa on January 20, 2020. The Iowa Democratic caucuses come by February 3, 2020. February 11, 2020 was when New Hampshire primary was won by Sanders by votes with Buttegeig winning more delegates. February 29, 2020 was the start of a new era of the Presidential race. That was when Joe Biden won the South Carolina Democratic primary. Steyer left the race. Soon, Klobuchar dropped out of the race including Buttigieg. They endorsed Biden as moderates. Biden wins big on Super Tuesday on March 3, 2020. The race has Biden and Sanders with the most delegates. Bloomberg leaves the race and endorses Biden. Elizabeth Warren left the race on March 5, 2020. The Presidential campaign continues.

By Timothy